Lannea coromandelica

Botanical Name – Lannea coromandelica

Common Name – Indian Ash Tree

Habit

• Deciduous
• Small tree, but in moist conditions grows to large size
• Fast growing
  
  

Distribution

• Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
  
  

Habitat

• Grows in forest edges, clearings, disturbed forests
• Can grow in soil with moderate to poor fertility
  
  

Specific Properties

• Preferred for land restoration
• Pioneer species
• Tree is resistant to fire
• A dioecious species, both male and female forms required for seed to form
  
  

Ecology

• Birds feed on flowers and fruits
• Larval host plant for Pale Four-Lineblue butterfly and Grammodes stolida moth
  
  

Uses

• Tree parts exhibit anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, hypotensive, anti-cancerous activities
• Young leaves and sprouts are eaten as vegetable
• The gum obtained from trunk is used in confectionery, mixed with lime for whitewashing
• Used as hedge plant or roadside tree
• Good fodder
• Bark tannin is used as a dye and to preserve fishing nets
• The wood is resistant to termites, and it is used for house building, furniture, rice pounders, for carving and turnery
  
  

Propagation

• Seeds and cuttings