Dellenia pentagyna

Botanical Name – Dellenia pentagyna

Common Name – Karmal

Habit

• Deciduous
• Large tree
  
  

Specific properties

• Very handsome tree
• Fire tolerant
  
  

Ecology

• Primates feed on ripened fruits
• Insects visits the flowers
  
  

Uses

• Tree is used in treatment of cancer, cuts, and burns, wounds, pain relief, diabetes, diarrhoea, dysentery, pleurisy, pneumonia, and burning sensation
• The flower-buds, unripe and ripe fruits are eaten raw or cooked
• A paste of the leaves is applied as a poultice to treat scorpion bites
• A fibre obtained from the inner bark is used for cordage
• The old leaves contain an abundance of silica and are used as a sandpaper
  
  

Propagation

• Seeds