Bicki maram PRODUCT NAME
Eleocarpus variabilisEleocarpus oblongus Gaertn. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Bicki maram |
| Local Name: | Bicki maram (Kurumba); Wikka mara (Irula); Tamil- Olankarai, Saelamaram; Malayalam- Katta kara, Kotlam. |
| Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
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| Product Description: | A medium sized tree. Flowers are axillary racemes, calyx pink to red. Fruits are green drupe, an olive-like edible fruit. Seed solitary, rugose, oblong stone. Mature leaves prominent red. Petals elaborate laciniate with a brown patch on the base within. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Found in shoal above 900m. Also close to Badaga village on the plateau o the Nilgiris. Indian subcontinent. Tropical Himalayas, north on the Western Ghats. Confined to the semi temperate hill tracts of the tropics of Asia. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | Bark used in preparing medicines. |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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