Family:
Meliaceae
Synonym: Aglaia barberi Gamble
Vernacular
names:
Chuvanna-akil Karakil
Habit:
Tree
Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and evergreen forests
Distribution: Western Ghats (Endemic)
Flowering and fruiting:
December-June
Key identification features: The
leaves are imparipinnate, arranged alternately, and have no
stipules. The flowers are polygamo-dioecious, yellow in color,
and form axillary panicles. Each flower has 5 orbicular, glabrous petals. There
are 5 included anthers. The ovary is superior and covered in fine hairs.
Uses:
It is an anti-inflammatory medicine
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