Ghair maram PRODUCT NAME
Semecarpus anacardium L.f. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Ghair maram |
| Local Name: | Ghair maram (Irula + Kurumba); Tamil-Cheran Kottai, Shenkottai, Thembarai; Hindi-Bhilawa; Urdu-Bhallia; Telugu-Jiri; Kannada-Gheru; Malayalam-Thenkotta |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
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| Product Description: | A moderate sized tree. Flower: In terminal panicles, greenish. Fruit: A globose ovoid reniform drupe seated on a fleshy receptacle. Seed one, nut. Bark brown. Acrid latex drying black. Leaves thick rusty villous below |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Australia India Malaysia |
| Description: | On slopes upto (5000 750-1000m. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | fruits |
| Uses: | Sap from fruit applied to heal cracked feet. |
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| Management Practices: | Miscellaneous: Marking ink made from latex of pericarp of drupe |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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