Family:
Dipterocarpaceae
Synonym:
Hopea malabarica Bedd.
Vernacular
name:
Naduvalippongu, Neduvalikongu, Naikambagam, Thondupoliyan-pongu
Habit:
Tree
Habitat:
Evergreen forests
Distribution:
Peninsular India
Flowering
& Fruiting: February-May
Key
identification features: Tree with exfoliating dark brown bark.
Leaves simple, alternate; Flowers bisexual, pinkish-yellow, 2-4 together, in
axillary unilateral racemose panicles; Fruit a nut, glabrous, closely
surrounded by the base of calyx; reddish.
Uses:
Used in herbal medicine for its
anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects
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