Family: Bombacaceae
Vernacular
name:
Alanki, Karayni, Kurunguplavu, Mullenchankka, Mullenpali, Vediplavu
Habit:
Tree
Habitat:
Evergreen forests
Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
Flowering
& Fruiting: January-November
Key
identification features: Tree with buttressed trunk, Leaves
simple, oblong-lanceate to elliptic, coriaceous. Flowers yellow, in dense
fascicles on old wood. Fruits capsule globose. Seeds large, arillate.
Uses:
Fruit edible, Timber yielding.
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