Family: Lecythidaceae
Synonym: Barringtonia
arborea (Roxb.) F.Muell.,
Careya orbiculata Miers,
Vernacular name: Peezh, Aalam, Alasoo, Peru, Pezhu
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
Distribution: Tropical Asia
Flowering and Fruiting: February-July
Key identification features: This small deciduous tree features
exfoliating bark. Its leaves are simple, obovate. The inflorescence consists of
a few flowered spike, and the flowers themselves are yellowish-white. The tree
produces a globose berry as its fruit. The bisexual flowers of this plant are
greenish-white. They grow in terminal spikes.
Use: Leaves used for silkworm. Flowers and fruits are foetid
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