Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Programme

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Indian gooseberry PRODUCT NAME

Emblica fischeri SCIENTIFIC NAME

Common Name: nelli, amla
Local Name: Nelli, Ta-nelli, Hi-Amla, Ur-Oura, Ounla, Te-Ursiriki
Family: Euphorbiaceae
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Product Description: A short deciduous tree. Flowers are very small in axillary fascicles. The fruit is indehiscent fleshy drupe with a single hard stone, edible, sour taste. Transluscent green when ripe. Seeds 6, trigonous and hard. Fruits measure about 1.73 in diameter. Bark is pale brown and rough.
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Market Information: The fruits are extensively traded in India.
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