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Eelelai maram PRODUCT NAME

Naringi crenulata (Roxb.) Nicolson = Limonia crenulata Roxb. L. acidissima W. & A. SCIENTIFIC NAME

Common Name: Eelelai maram
Local Name: Eelelai maram (Irula + Kurumba); Tamil-Maga vilvam.
Family: Rutaceae
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Product Description: An arm deciduous tree. Flower: In axillary racemes, white. Fruit: A globose berry. Seeds 3-4 ovoid. Leaf gland dotted and common petiole winged. Leaf fall February. New foliage- March
NTFP Classification: Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics

DISTRIBUTION

Countries Found: India
Description: Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics

USES AND PARTS USED

Parts Used: bark, bast
Uses: Bark and root are used in medicinal preparations. Bark used for black magic spells, branches used for adivasi methods of treatment.
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Partners: Keystone Foundation

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