Botanical Name : Flacourtia
montana
Common Name : Mountain
Sweet Thorn
Distribution: Endemic
to Western ghats
Habitat:
Semievergreen and moist deciduous forests of Western Ghats
Habit:
Medium sized
Evergreen species
Sharp tout thorns at the base of the tree
trunk
Ecology:
Edible fruits
Flowers attract lots of bees
Bats, civets, birds, rodents feed on
fruits
Uses:
The leaves are used as an antidote to snake bites.
The leaf is carminative, astringent.
Traditionally used for asthma, pain relief,
gynaecological complaints and as an anthelmintic, and treatment for hydrocele,
pneumonia and intestinal worms.
Fruits are pleasantly acrid and can be
eaten raw or made into jelly.
Wood is used as timber for building, and
agricultural implements like plough.
Bark is used as tanning material.
Seed
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