Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Programme

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Kanale PRODUCT NAME

Acronychia pedunculata (Linn.) Miq. = Achronychia laurif SCIENTIFIC NAME

Common Name: kanale, kichapetti
Local Name: Kanale, Kichapetti
Family: Rutaceae
Other Species of Same Genera:
Product Description: Unarmed small evergreen tree Flower: In corymbs, cream colored Fruit: A sub-glubose drupe, 4 celled, orange when ripe. Seeds 1 to 2 per cell, ovoid.
NTFP Classification: Feed, fodder and fuelwood

DISTRIBUTION

Countries Found: India
Description: 900-800 m. Common in evergreen forest along borders. Indian subcontinent, Western Ghats and parts of the Eastern Ghats.

USES AND PARTS USED

Parts Used: fruits
Uses: The fruits and flowers are foraged on by birds, bees and squirrels. The barking deer feeds on the fruits. Good fodder species.
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Partners: Keystone

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