Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Diploknema butyracea (Roxb.) H.J.Lam
Common name : Indian Butter Tree
Vernacular name : Phalwara, Phulvara, Phulwa (Hindi); Benne Mara (Kannada); Madhuka, Madhukapuspi (Sanskrit)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Subtropical and warm broad-leaved forests; 820 - 1370 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Fruit edible and yielding useful oil; bark used as fish poison.
Flower, Fruit : July-December
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,South Sikkim (Namchi) district
West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Arunachal Pradesh : TWG
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Uttarakhand to Assam, South-East Tibet, Andaman Islands
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 169; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 573