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Jhaala maram PRODUCT NAME

Shorea roxburghii Don = Shorea talura Roxb. Vatica laccifera W. & A SCIENTIFIC NAME

Common Name: Jhaala maram
Local Name: Jhaala maram (Irula + Kurumba); Tamil-Kungiliyam, Talari, Talura; Telugu-Jalari.
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
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Product Description: A tall resinous deciduous tree. Flower: In terminal or axillary panicles, white. Fruit: A capsule, enclosed within wing like sepals, yellow. Seeds solitary, obovoid.
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Countries Found: India
Description: Deciduous forests above 800m. Found only on some of the North Eastern Slopes of Kotagari.

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Partners: Keystone Foundation

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