About Jungle Marking nut
Holigarna arnottiana is a deciduous tree belonging to family Anacardiaceae. This tree is distributed along South West parts of India and is endemic to Western Ghats, from Central and South Sahyadris. It is commonly known as black varnish tree or Malabar marking nut or കരിഞ്ചേര്. The sap of this tree is considered as allergen due to the presence of urushiol compounds.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Holigarna arnottiana
- Genus
- Holigarna
- Family
- ANACARDIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests, also in the plains
- Native to
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಹೊಲಗೇರು holageru, ಚೊರೆ
- Malayalam
- ചേര് cher, കരിഞ്ചേര് karincher
- Marathi
- रानबिबा ranbiba
Botanical family
Anacardiaceae
Cashew family
Jungle Marking nut belongs to the Anacardiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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