''Dimorphocalyx glabellus'' is a species of plant in the family

Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae (), the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of Euphorbia, the type genus of the family. Most spurges, such as ''Euphorbia paralias'', ar ...

. It is a small evergreen tree endemic to

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

In culture

It is known as "weli wenna" in Sinhala and "tentukki" in Tamil.

Uses

Whole plant is used as an important medicinal plant in

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References

* http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/263237 * http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-61904 * http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Dimorphocalyx+glabellus {{Taxonbar, from=Q15372826 Codiaeae Endemic flora of Sri Lanka