Paala maram Penpaalai PRODUCT NAME
Wrightia tinctoria (Roxb.) R.Br. = Nerium tinctorium Roxb. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Paala maram Penpaalai |
| Local Name: | Paala maram Penpaalai (Irula + Kurumba); Tamil-Veppalai, Irumpaalai, Nila palai; Hindi-Dudhi; Telugu-Tella pala; Malayalam-Aiya palai. |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
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| Product Description: | A small deciduous tree. Flower: In terminal or panicles axillary, cymes, cream. Fruit: A smooth folic le, connate at the apex, dark green in the color. Seeds many linear, oblong basally beaked with a tuft of hairs. Bark pale and smooth. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India , Myanmar |
| Description: | Plains in scrub jungles and in deciduous forests of the hills. Upto 1500m. Central and Peninsular India, Burma and Timor. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | pod |
| Uses: | Pods used for medicinal preparations. |
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| Management Practices: | Branches are fashioned into wooden spoons to stir and make ragi balls and porridge. |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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