Buchanania axillaris (Desr.) Ramamurthy in Saldanha & Nicholson. Fl. Hassan Dist. 374. 1976. Mangifera axillaris Desr. in Lam., Encycl. Meth. Bot. 3: 687. 1789. Buchanania angustifolia Roxb., Corom. Pl. 3: 79. t. 262. 1819; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 23.1876.

Trees, 12 - 15 m tall, glabrous throughout. Leaves elliptic-oblong, 4 - 13 x 1.5 - 4.5 cm, entire; petioles 0.5 - 2 cm long. Panicles axillary and terminal, 4 - 13.5 cm long. Flowers bisexual 3 - 4 mm across; pedicels short. Calyx lobes ovate, glabrous. Petals, 5 x 3 mm, oblong, reflexed. Stamens 10, 3 mm long; filaments subulate; anthers oblong. Disc 1.5 mm in diam. Ovary sub-oval, 1 mm long; style short; stigma truncate. Drupes 1.2 x 0.4 cm.

Fl. & Fr. : March - July.

Distrib. India : Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Sri Lanka.

Uses. The kernels of the seed's are best among the species of Buchanania and are edible.