| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Anacardiaceae |
| Local Name | Kattucheru |
| Habit | Large sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Large trees, to 24 m high; bark 3-4 mm thick, smooth, grey; exudation black on dryness. Leaves simple, alternate, estipulate; petiole 10-25 mm, villous, stout; spur 2, slender, villous-pubescent, persistent; lamina 25-38 x 14-17 cm, oblanceolate, suddenly broadened above the middle, base cuneate, apex acuminate, margin entire, ciliate, pubescent beneath, coriaceous; lateral nerves 20-30 pairs. Flowers small, polygamous; calyx small, cupular, 5 fid, ; petals 5, oblong; disc lining the calyx tube. stamens 5; filaments subulate; ovary inferior, 1-celled, ovule pendulous from near the top of the cell; styles usually 3, div; . Fruit a drupe, hypocarp enclosing about 2/3 or ¾ of drupe, obliquely ovoid; seeds parietal. |