Family - Flacourtiaceae
Synonym - Chilmoria pentandra, Hydnocarpus laurifolius, Hydnocarpus wightianus
Vernacular name - Marotti, Neeratti
Habit - Tree
Habitat - Evergreen, semi evergreen and along streams of moist deciduous forests.
Distribution - Western Ghats (Endemic)
Flowering and Fruiting - December - May
Key Identification feature - Dioecious trees can grow up to 25 meters in height, with fluted boles. Their bark is, pale brown with white patches, and has a smooth, brittle texture. The leaves are simple, alternate, and elliptic in shape. They have crenate or serrate margins and are glabrous and coriaceous. Dioecious trees produce unisexual flowers, typically greenish-yellow. The fruit is a globose berry with a thick, brown rind and numerous yellowish seeds.
Uses - Cultivated in roadsides of hilly areas, timber used for building construction, oil used as medicine. Fruits used as fish poison.
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