Kalpoosa PRODUCT NAME
Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken = Schleichera trijuga Willd. Pistacia oleosa Lour SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Kalpoosa |
| Local Name: | Kalpoosa (Irula + Kurumba); Tamil-Poovan; Hindi-Kusam; Urdu-Kusame; Telugu-Puska; Malayalam-Poovam; Kannada-Chakota |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
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| Product Description: | A medium sized deciduous tree. Flower: In panicles, cream to yellowish. Fruit: Ovoid with a sharp tip, cluster ripening yellow. Seed one, ovoid with fleshy aril. Bark is grey. Leaflets in 2-4 pairs, sub opposite, bright red when young. Leaf fall January. New foliage – March, red fast changing to green |
| NTFP Classification: | Feed, fodder and fuelwood |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Hills above (500)750m. Indian subcontinent |
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| Management Practices: | Wood used for fuel and small construction. Wood used for rice pounders, seeds yield oil. The best lac is produced on the twigs of this tree. |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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