Morassi PRODUCT NAME
Buchanania axillaris (Desr.) T.P.Ramamoorthy = Buchanania augustifolia Roxb. = Mangifera axillari SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | morassi |
| Local Name: | morassi (Irula), mogara veengi (Kurumba); kolamavu, mudamaa (Tamil) |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
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| Product Description: | A medium-sized tree. Flower: In terminal panicles, greenish white. Fruit: a globose drupe, green turning deep red; seed, one. |
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DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India Sri Lanka |
| Description: | Hills 500-1000m on dry deciduous slopes, peninsular India and Sri Lanka. |
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| Management Practices: | The Kurumbas of India believe that if they touch the tree with an axe their faces will swell up. |
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| Partners: | Keystone |
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| External Links: | http://www.frlht.org.in/meta/index.php?plantid=2309&calledFrom=VIEW_ALL_SPECIES&sortBy=B&gPAGE_NO=12&gLOWER_LIMIT=220 |
