Botanical Name

Hydnocarpuspentandra

Family

Flacourtiaceae

Sanskrit name

Tuvaraka

English name

Chalmurga

Kannada name

Garuda phala

Conservation Status

Vulnerable globally

Habit

Tree

Habitat

Understory tree

Plant Description

Tree grow up to 10 m. Brownish bark with fissures. Branches, leaves hairy. Leaf elliptic shape with toothed margin. Flowers small, pale green. Fruit black, globose, hairy. Fruit is woody, dark bron with uneven suface and seeds are numerous ,yellow.

Distribution

Tropical regions along the water bodies

Part Used

Fruit rind ,fruit ,seed oil

Medicinal uses

Used in skin diseases, diabetes, infecte wounds,fever,interstinal worm infestation

Propagation

Seeds