Botanical Name

Elaeocarpus serratus

Family

Elaeocarpaceae

Sanskrit name

Uknown

English name

Ceylon olive tree

Hindi name

Unknown

Kannada

Ekamukha rudrakshi

Habitat

Evergreen tree in tropical and subtropical regions

Plant Description

Evergreen tree with brownish smooth bark, green alternate leaves clustering at twig ends. flowers are white small hairy occur in bunches. Fruits are ovoid, green and acidic in taste

Distribution

India,SrilankaSoutheast Asia

Part used

Leaf, Fruit.

Medicinal uses

Used in joint pain, diarrhoea, dysentery, poisonous bites.Leaves are used to vlean the scalp hair.

Other uses

Fruits are used n curries and pickles.

Ecological significance

Attracts alarge number of honey bees and butterflies.