Kaneeral maram PRODUCT NAME
Erythrina stricta Roxb. = Erythrina indica Lam. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Kaneeral maram |
| Local Name: | Kaneeral maram (Irula); Kanniharal maram (Kurumba); Tamil- Murukku. |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
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| Product Description: | A medium sized armed deciduous tree. Flowers are raceme, deep red. Fruits are pod, drying black. Seeds many and ovoid. Bark corky with prickles. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Plains to 100m. Often planted in Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast leaves, leaflets seeds |
| Uses: | Bark used as medicine Young leaves used as veterinary medicine. Seeds used for predictions (sooth sayings). |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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