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Ulimukku PRODUCT NAME

Meliosma arnottiana Wight SCIENTIFIC NAME

Common Name: Ulimukku
Local Name: Ulimukku (Kurumba); Pulimukki (Irula); Tamil-Kusavi, Thagari; Badaga-Hulimakay; Malayalam-Kalani.
Family: Sabiaceae
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Product Description: A tall evergreen tree Flower: In compound panicles, small and scream in color. Leaflets 4-7 pairs, drooping, sub opposite
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Countries Found: India
Description: Above 1200m. A shoal tree, distinguished by its profuse flowering. Along rivers and cooler places.

USES AND PARTS USED

Parts Used: bark, bast
Uses: Bark paste applied to skin lesions and used as medicine for cattle. (Other) Fruits eaten by monkeys.
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Partners: Keystone Foundation

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