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48. Xylocarpus granatum

Botanical Name :   Xylocarpus granatum Koen. [Meliaceae]
Common Name: Cannonball Mangrove, Dhondul
Etymology : Greek xylon, wood; Greek karpos, fruit, referring to the woody fruits; Latin granatum, full of seeds

Distribution: India: ndhra Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal.
Flowering Class: Dicot
Habit: Mangrove associate tree
Habitat: Mangrove
Flowering and Fruiting: February- March , Fruiting : May to October

The Plant

The Stem

Leaves

Flower

Fruit
The seed oil is used as mosquito repellant and to treat bites.





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