Keskil ullu PRODUCT NAME
Phoenix loureirii Kunth SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Keskil ullu |
| Local Name: | Keskil ullu (Kurumba); Seemar (Irula); Tamil-Malai eecham, chiru eecham; Urdu-Bukkorjuro. Kojini. |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
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| Product Description: | A stout shrub Flower: Enclosed in a much branched spadix, in spikes Fruit: Oblong drupes green to orange to black. Seed one, grooved ventrally. Tuber like rot base edibles, sweet like a coconut. Tender shoots edible. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Food and food ingredients (plant-derived), Feed, fodder and fuelwood |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Plains from the coast in scrub jungles. Common on bare exposed slopes 1200 (1800) m. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | leaves, leaflets |
| Uses: | Leaves woven into mats and also made into brooms |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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