Shoola maram PRODUCT NAME
Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites =Rhus decipiens Wt. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Shoola maram |
| Local Name: | Shoola maram (Kurumba); Tamil- Naigal, Athadali, Eruvillipaala; Malayalam- Val muriccha |
| Family: | Sapindacea |
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| Product Description: | A tall tree Flower: In panicles, greenish Fruit: A sub globose fleshy drupe, red turning dark purple. Seed 1-2, oblong |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Exudates and extracts |
| Description: | Above 1000m in shaded forest |
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| Management Practices: | Flowers attract bees and Apis dorsata prefers nesting on these trees. Giant squirrels eat bark of this tree. Flying squirrels, wood peckers build their nests in this tree. |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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