Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Programme

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Seergoli PRODUCT NAME

Cipadessa baccifera (Roth) Miq. = Cipadessa Bl. Melia baccifera Roth SCIENTIFIC NAME

Common Name: Seergoli
Local Name: Seergoli (Kurumba); Sirugoli (Irula); Tamil- Pulippanchedi, Savattuchedi; Hindi- Nal bila; Telugu- Chendbera, Purudona.
Family: Meliaceae
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Product Description: An unarmed tall shrub or small tree. Flowers are in axillary peduncled panicles, white. Fruits are ribbed drupe, red turning black when ripe
NTFP Classification: Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Other commercial and industrial uses

DISTRIBUTION

Countries Found: India
Description: Above 750m in dry forests; Common in lateritic hills, secondary disturbed forests. Peninsular India, Deccan region and Western Ghats.

USES AND PARTS USED

Parts Used: leaves, leaflets
Uses: Leaves used as medicine for de worming and fevers. Leaves are dried, powdered and stored.
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Partners: Keystone Foundation

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