Dhanuku maram PRODUCT NAME
Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq = Gyrocarpus asiaticus SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Dhanuku maram |
| Local Name: | Dhanuku maram (Irula + Kurumba); Tamil- Vellai thanuku: Kaathadi Maram, Kosutthamugu; Hindi- Zaitun; Urdo-Pitella; Telugu- Tanaku. |
| Family: | Hernadiaceae |
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| Product Description: | A large deciduous tree Flower: In sub terminal panicles, geenish-yellow Fruit: An abovoid globose drupe, longitudinally ribbed, crowned by two sphatulate wings. Seed one, obovoid. Bark grayish white, thin, with a silvery cluster. |
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| Management Practices: | According to Irulas, it is to find monitor lizards nesting in the cavities of this tree. |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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