Xantolis tomentosa

      Botanical Name – Xantolis tomentosa

Common Name – Indian Bully Tree,  Katekumbal

Distribution 

• Peninsular India

Habitat

•          It is found in semi-evergreen and evergreen forests.

Habit

•          Evergreen
•          Small tree
  
  

Specific Properties

•          Grazing detterent spines
  
  

Ecology

•          Birds feed on fruits
•          Chadisra bipars moth feeds on this tree
•          Monkeys feed on leaves
  
  

Uses

•          Fruits are edible
•          Fruits can be cooked and made into curries and pickels.
•          The wood is used to make house beams and carpenters’ planes

Propagation

•          Seeds