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Common name: Ban tulsi बन तुलसी (Bengali), Kala Bhangra (Hindi), ரயில் பூண்டு Reilpoondu (Tamil), Alpa bedhi soppu (Kannada)
Botanical name: Croton bonplandianum Family: Euphorbiaceae (castor family)
Normally Crotons are popular foliage plants. This is a wild species of
croton. Due to the resemblance of the leaves and flower cymes to that of
Tulsi, this plant is often called Ban Tulsi (jungle tulsi)
Ban tulshi is grown abundantly in the rural areas of
Malda, West Bengal, and is used as both a fuel and a detergent. First the stems
and branches of �ban tulshi� are used as fuel. Then the ash is collected and
kept in a bottle for five or six days. The ash is put in warm water and used
as a detergent for cleaning cotton garments.
Identification credit: Mahadeswara Swamy
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