Peria Kambi PRODUCT NAME
Gardenia resinifera Roth = Gardenia Lucida Roxb. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Peria Kambi |
| Local Name: | Peria Kambi (Irula + Kurumba); Tamil-Kambi maram; Hindi-Dikemali; Telugu-Yerri bikki. |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
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| Product Description: | A small deciduous tree. Flower: Solitary, white. Fruit: An ellipsoid berry, crowned by a persistent calyx. Seed many, rugose. Bark greenish grey, flaking off. Flowers fragrant. Leaf fall January. New foliage February. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Dry deciduous forests upto 900m. Foothills, scrub jungle. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | Bark used in medicine.Fruits eaten by monkeys, langures, Sambhar |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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