Family :
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Ulmaceae
Leaf arrangement
Alternate distichous
Leaf Type
Simple
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate, Elliptic, Oblong
Leaf Apex
Acute
Leaf Base
Rounded
Leaf Margin
Entire
Habit : A densely foliaceous tree.
Habitat and Distribution : Very common in forest foothills to 1200 m. Tropical Africa to Madagascar, India, Indo China and Southeast Asia.
Indigenous Information : Apis cerana nests can be found in the cavities. Wood used for fuel and construction. The bark is used to cure typhoid.
Field Tips : Bark white outside. Wood very hard. Leaves 3-nerved from base.
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Names:
Irula : Korlumuruka maram
Tamil : Ellumbiruthi, Kodaalimuriki
Malayalam : Butha
Flower:
In short panicles, white. Flowering from December– April.Fruit :
A drupe, ellipsoid, beaked when young, green, but red when ripe. Fruiting February onwards.
