Geerunni PRODUCT NAME
Litsea insignis Gamble SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Geerunni |
| Local Name: | Geerunni (Irula); Geevunni (Kurumba); |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
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| Product Description: | An evergreen medium sized tree. Flower: In unbels, usually again umbelled or racemes or panicles; unisexual Fruit An ellipsoid berry, half covered by accreescent perianth. Leaves pubescent below. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Feed, fodder and fuelwood |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | 1100m, along shoal borders. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | Bark has medicinal properties |
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| Management Practices: | Timber used for making houses and cattle sheds. Preferred for firewood. Ripe fruit edible, also eaten by birds and monkeys. |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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