Tree Details

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Botanical Name	Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.) Merr
Family Name	Anacardiaceae
Common Name	Indian ash tree
Tamil Name	ஓதியான், ஒடியர், ஒதிய மரம்
Life Form	Tree
Distribution	Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia,China Southeast, East Himalaya, India.
Botanical Distribution	Habit:A deciduous tree with greyish-white or ash-coloured, bark, sometimes with black patches. Leaves: Leaflets 5-11, ovate, elliptic-oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, glabrous, membranous. Flower: Minute, yellowish, Calyx3 to 7 cleftsepals ,Corolla the same number of petals. stamen stalks separate, anthers able to move, ovary free. Fruit: Fruits rarely opened at maturity stage Seeds: Fleshy cotyledons. Solitaryseeds with no albumen around the embryo
Flowering and Fruiting	• Flowering season: From March to May • Fruiting season: From May to October.
Key Compounds	Quercetin-3-arabinoside, quercetin, dihydroxy, dimethoxydihydroflavonol
Medicinal Use	Ayurveda and Siddha medicines,body pains, mouth and for toothache ,fish poisoning.
At the Campus	Front of Commerce department