Hydnocarpus macrocarpa Warb.

• Family: Achariaceae
• Vernacular names: Malamarotti, Vellananku, മലമരോട്ടി, വെള്ളനാങ്കു (Malayalam),
• Distribution: Endemic to Southern Western Ghats
• Description: Small trees. Leaves simple, alternate, estipulate. Flowers polygamous, white, in axillary fascicles or on old branches. Fruits a berry, globose, dark brown, woody; seeds many, angular.
• Habit: Tree
• Habitat: Evergreen forests
• Flowering & Fruiting: March-May

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• Parts used: Seed and seed oil
• Properties & Uses: Seeds are used for the treatment of leprosy and skin diseases.
• Systems of Medicines: Folk,
• Conservation Status: Vulnerable.
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