About Indian Gutta Percha
Palaquium ellipticum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. This is a common canopy tree in low and medium elevation evergreen forests up to 1500 m. This species is endemic to the Western Ghats.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Palaquium ellipticum
- Genus
- Palaquium
- Family
- SAPOTACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- பாலா
- Malayalam
- പാലി
Botanical family
Sapotaceae
Sapodilla/Chicle family
Indian Gutta Percha belongs to the Sapotaceae family.
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