Governer's Plum
Flacourtia indica
Also known as Madagascar Plum, Batoko palm
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About Governer's Plum
Flacourtia indica (known commonly as ramontchi, governor's plum and Indian plum), is a species of flowering plant native to much of Africa and tropical and temperate parts of Asia. It has various uses, including folk medicine, fuel, animal food and human food.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Flacourtia indica
- Genus
- Flacourtia
- Family
- FLACOURTIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests, scrub jungles and also in the plains
- Distribution
- Paleotropics, Madagascar to Indo-Malesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- बिलाङ्गड़ा Bilangada
- Bengali
- বৈঁচি
- Tamil
- சொத்தைக்களா Cottai-k-kala
- Telugu
- నక్కనేరేడు Nakka-neredu
- Kannada
- ಕುಡುವಲೆ Kuduvale, ಗಜಾಲೆ Gajaale, ಹೆತ್ತರಿಮುಳ್ಳು Hettari mullu
- Malayalam
- കരിമുള്ളി Karimulli, അഘോരി
- Marathi
- अठरुन Athruna, तांबूट Tambut, तांबट
Botanical family
Flacourtiaceae
Flacourtia Family
Governer's Plum belongs to the Flacourtiaceae family.
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