Flacourtia montana J.Graham
- Family: Salicaceae
- Vernacular names: Chalirpazham , Kattuloika , Vayyamkatha, ചാലിർപ്പഴം , കാട്ടുലോയ്ക , വയ്യങ്കത (Malayalam),
- Distribution: India
- Description: Thorny trees to 8 m, thorns about 5 cm long, bark grey, thin, smooth. Leaves simple, alternate, spiral, 12-22 x 6-8, ovate, elliptic, apex acute or acuminate, base acute or rounded, margin crenate-serrate. Flowers unisexual, small, in axillary congested pubescent cymes. fruit a berry, globose, obtusely ribbed, 1-1.5 cm across, bright red, of an agreeable acid flavour; seeds few, reddish.
- Habit: Tree
- Habitat: Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
- Flowering & Fruiting: April-June
- Parts used: Fruits, bark
- Properties & Uses: Bark used to prepare decoction to drink.
- Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk,
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