Madhuca neriifolia, Attu-ilippa, Kattirippa, South indian madhua, ആറ്റു-ഇലിപ്പ, കാട്ടിരിപ്പ

Family: Sapotaceae
Vernacular names: Attu-ilippa, Kattirippa, ആറ്റു-ഇലിപ്പ, കാട്ടിരിപ്പ (Malayalam), South indian madhua (English), AttaIllupei (Tamil)
Distribution: India and Sri Lanka
Description: Medium trees. Leaves simple, alternate, crowded at the tip of branchlets, estipulate. Flowers bisexual, yellowish-white, in axillary subterminal fascicle. Fruit a berry; seed one.
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Banks of rivers in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains
Flowering & Fruiting: November-March

Parts used: Seed oil and flower
Properties & Uses: Flowers are soaked in water and used for the treatment of kidney complaints. Fruits are anthelmintic and it is used to treat rheumatism, biliousness and asthma. Seed oil is used to treat rheumatism.
Systems of Medicines: Folk,
Conservation Status: Endangered.
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