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Apocynaceae

Wrightia tinctoria (Roxb.) R.Br.

Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Wrightia

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Wrightia tinctoria: Wrightia tinctoria - Sweet Indrajao, Black indrajau, Pala indigo plant, Dyers’s oleander, Kala kuda, black indrajau, dyeing rosebay, dyers’s oleander, ivory tre
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)
Hindi
मीठा इन्द्रजौ
lah
کمیلا
Malayalam
ദന്തപ്പാല, Sweet Indrajao, അയ്യപ്പാല, ഗന്ധപ്പാല, വെട്ടുപാല, വെൺപാല
Punjabi
ਕਮੀਲਾ
Tamil
வெப்பாலை, குடசம், தந்தப் பாலை, நிலப்பாலை, நிலமாலை, பாலை, வற்சம், வெட்பாலை

Synonyms

  • Alstonia oleandrifolia Lodd. ex Loudon
  • Alstonia oleandrifolia Lodd. ex G.Don
  • Nerium jaspideum Span.
  • Nerium tinctorium hort. ex Sweet
  • Nerium tinctorium Roxb.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.