Onnai PRODUCT NAME
Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Onnai |
| Local Name: | Onnai (Kurumba); Ponnai (Irula); Tamil-Vengai; Kannada-Honne; Malayalam-Venga; Telugu-Vegi; Urdu-Byasa; Hindi-Bigasal. |
| Family: | Papilionoidae |
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| Product Description: | A large deciduous tree. Flower: In terminal panicles, golden yellow. Fruit: An orbicular pod with broad wings, green turning brown. Seed one, oblong or subreniform. Trees exudes a red resin which dries into solid blocks. Bark thick grey with vertical cracks. Leaf pubescent below. |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts, Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Feed, fodder and fuelwood |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Hills, 750-1400m, on the slopes even in dry and fully exposed areas. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast, resin |
| Uses: | Bark used as medicine. Resin exuded from bark, (called ‘Kino’) used for medicine. |
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| Management Practices: | Tree considered holy and not used for firewood. Bark medicinal. Bees forage on the flowers. Resin applied to forehead to ensure safe journeys, especially when in the forest. |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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