Sonori PRODUCT NAME
Mallotus philippensis Muell. Arg. = Rottlera tinctoria Roxb.Cor. Croton philippense Lam SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Sonori |
| Local Name: | Sonori (Irula + Kurumba); Tamil-Kapli, Kunnancholai, Thirisalakkaai, Korangumanjanathi, Kundaanjaala; Hindi-Raini; Urdu-Sinduri; Telugu-Kumkuma; Malayalam-Manjana. |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
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| Product Description: | A small tree. Flower: In sub terminal panicles, rust colored. Fruit: A smooth, pubescent, 3 valved, red capsule, rubs off like a powder dye. Seeds globose, black, 3 in each capsule, smooth. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Feed, fodder and fuelwood |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Hills above 800m, on slopes, by shoal borders in forest clearings. Found mostly in scrub and deciduous forest types. Common in Western Himalayas and Peninsular India, Western and Eastern Ghats. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | Bark and root a medicine for stomach disorders. |
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| Management Practices: | Tree coppices well and is lopped for firewood and is known to reproduce from root suckers. Elephants peel off the bark and eat it. Birds, especially barbets (kutreku) feed on the fruit. Being a good fodder species, goats and deer eat the leaves. Bees foraging on flowers are high, mainly for pollen. |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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