Kollu Kodi PRODUCT NAME
Anamirta cocculus (Linn.) Wight & Arn. = Cocculus suberosus W. & A. Menispermum cocculus L SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Kollu Kodi |
| Local Name: | Kollu Kodi (Irula + Kurumba); Tamil-Kakakolyvirai. |
| Family: | Menispermaceae |
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| Product Description: | A large liana. Flower: In panicles, cauliflorous, greenish. Fruit: A drupe, ovoid, dark blue when ripe. Seed single, reniform to globose, dorsally grooved. Can be found growing on the canopy. Leaves dark green and glossy. Miscellaneous: Source of the bitter drug. Cocculus indicus. |
| NTFP Classification: | Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Hill forests. Above 600m often in ravines and along river banks. Common in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | Rope made from the bark fibre used for making winnowing baskets |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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