Family:
Dipterocarpaceae
Synonym:
Vateria malabarica Blume
Vernacular
name:
Baine, Kunturukkam, Paenoe, Paine, Paini, Painimaram
Habit:
LargeTree
Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
Distribution:
Western Ghats
Flowering
and fruiting: March-August
Key
identification features: White Damar is a tall tree. Bark is
greyish, smooth; Leaves are elliptic-oblong. Flowers are borne in panicles in
leaf axils, with dense stellate hairs. Flowers are white, anthers yellow.
Capsule is pale brown.
Uses:
Wood is extensively used for making partitions, chests, boxes, cabinets etc.
Resin which is known as “Malabar fallow”, “dhupa fat”, “piney resin” or “white
dammar” used to manufacture candles and soaps.
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