Family - Sapindaceae
Synonym - Pistacia oleosa, Koon oleosus, Cussambium oleosum
Vernacular names - Doodalam, Poovanam, Poovam, Puvam, Puvathi, Ceylon oak, Lac tree, Macassar oil tree
Habit - Tree
habitat - Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
Distribution - Indo-Malesia
Flowering and Fruiting - March-June
Key Identification - It is characterized by a height of 20m, fluted bole, and grey, smooth bark. Their paripinnate leaves are glabrous, with 4-6 leaflets. The flowers are polygamodioecious, greenish-yellow, and borne in axillary spicate panicles. The fruit is a subcrustaceous drupe with a pleasant acid taste, enclosing 1 or 2 seeds in a pulpy aril.
Uses - It is a Medicinal plant
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