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Getonia
Sign in to saveGetonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Combretaceae. The only species is Getonia floribunda, commonly known as ukshi. Its native range is India, Assam to Peninsula Malaysia.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyCombretaceae
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Getonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Combretaceae. The only species is Getonia floribunda, commonly known as ukshi. Its native range is India, Assam to Peninsula Malaysia.
==Description== Getonia floribunda is a large climbing shrub which is 5–10 m long, with vines that are about 5–10 cm in diameter, the stem and leaves are said to have medicinal properties. Ukshi is found extensively in the low-lying tropical evergreen forests of the Western Ghats, and rarely in Eastern Ghats of coastal Andhra. These are also found in "Kavus" or the Sacred Groves of Kerala. Commonly known as kokkarai in Hindi, Minnarakoti in Tamil, Adivijama, in Telugu. The plant is also grown in central and southern parts of India