Friday, June 7, 2024

Gluta travancorica Bedd.

 

 Family: Anacardiaceae 

Vernacular name: Chenkurinji, Thodappa

Habit: Tree

Habitat: Evergreen forests

Distribution: Southern Western Ghats

Flowering & Fruiting: March-January

Key identification features: Large tree with smooth, pinkish-grey bark. Spathulate leaves and cream-coloured flowers. The bark is  smooth, pinkish grey.      

Uses: Timber

 


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