Gottai maram PRODUCT NAME
Ziziphus rugose Lam. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Ziziphus rugose Lam. |
| Local Name: | Gottai maram (Irula + Kurumba); Tamil-Kattlandai; Hindi-Saran; Urdu-Chunk koli; Malayalam-Thodali |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
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| Product Description: | Armed straggler. Flower: In panicled cymes, axillary or terminal green. Fruit: A drupe, globose or pyriform. Seed one, obovoid Leaves 5 nerved at base, convergent, woolly below. Fruit edible. Good fodder species. Fruits and flowers edible. Bees forage on flowers |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Feed, fodder and fuelwood |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Hills 900 – 1r500m on exposed dry slopes and forest edges. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | Bark used for brewing alcohol |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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