About Illipe Butter Tree
Madhuca neriifolia is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is native to Sri Lanka and India's Western Ghats.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Madhuca neriifolia
- Genus
- Madhuca
- Family
- SAPOTACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Banks of rivers in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-March
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
Local Names
- Hindi
- महुवा Mahua
- Tamil
- ஆத்து இலுப்பை Atta Illupei, Atta illupei, Vanji
- Kannada
- Hulinanele, Nanale, Neeruhippe
- Malayalam
- Attuillippa, Kattuilluppei, Attu-ilippa
- Marathi
- Tupa, मोहा Moha
Botanical family
Sapotaceae
Sapodilla/Chicle family
Illipe Butter Tree belongs to the Sapotaceae family.
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