Pan India Bouquets

Flacourtia indica (Burm.f.) Merr.

Family : Flacourtiaceae
(Flacourtia Family)
Family (Hindi name) : CHILLA FAMILY (चिल्ला फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Salicaceae
Basionym : Gmelina indica Burm.f.
Synonym(s) : Flacourtia sepiaria Roxb.; Flacourtia ramontchi L'Hér.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Flacourtia indica (Burm.f.) Merr.
Common name : Governer's Plum, Madagascar Plum, Batoko palm
Vernacular name : Bilangada (Hindi)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Found on the Ridges as well as on the arid, hilly tracts
Comments / notes : Fruit is used in the treatment of jaundice and enlarged spleen, also a table fruit. Bark is astringent and diuretic
Key identification features : Densely foliaceous, evergreen, stiff, sout shrub to small tree, with arching branches. New shoots with elongate thorns and coppery foliage. Fruit persistent, red when ripe
Flower, Fruit : Summer
Distribution :
- Haryana : Gurgaon district
Native : Ethiopia to S. Africa, Hainan to Tropical Asia
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Paleotropics, Madagascar to Indo-Malesia
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature : Maheshwari K.J (1963). Flora of Delhi: 67
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Flacourtia indica. Downloaded on 24 March 2023.