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Asm: Hengunia, Thowthawa, Pichala, Larubandha; Beng.: Patpati, Dantrangi, Dibru; Garo.: Barbetbipa; Naga: Kaoso; Nep.: Kosru, Churii, Swartalahara; Tam.: Chembavu, Kallavi.

Fl. & Fr. : Nov. - June.

Distrib. India : In primary and secondary moist evergreen-tropical forests, from sea level up to about 1200 m. exceptionally up to 1500 m. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Thai land, Sumatra, Java and China.

Notes. Flowers and young leaves are eaten by natives. The timber is used for various purposes.




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