Bishop wood, Javanese bishopwood PRODUCT NAME
Bischofia javanica Blume = Microelus roeperianus W. & A. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Bishop wood |
| Local Name: | nagal ((Irula), naal (Kurumba); thondi, milachityan, malaipoovrasu, chozhavaengai (Tamil), kein (Hindi); thirippu, nira (Malayalam) |
| Family: | Bischofiaceae |
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| Product Description: | A large deciduous tree, Flower in axilliary panicles. Fruit a succulent globose, drupe, on elongated stalk; endocarp 2 valved, green turning brown; seeds 2, oblong, trigonous. Bark rough, fibrous, brown. Wood black. Dark green foliage prominent. Trees absorb a lot of water. |
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DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | 900-1800m in both deciduous and evergreen forests, along shola borders, in Penincular India, Western and Eastern Ghats. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | Fruits eaten by birds and monkeys. Bees forage on flowers. |
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| Partners: | Keystone |
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| External Links: | http://www.hear.org/starr/hiplants/images/thumbnails/html/bischofia_javanica.htm http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bischofia_javanica |
