Indian Copal Tree
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Scientific name
Vateria indica L.
English Name
Indian Copal Tree
Malayalam name
വെള്ളകുന്തിരിക്യം
Common name
White dammar
Description
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Near streams and moist places of evergreen forests
- Leaves : simple and alternate
- Flowers : bisexual, large, fragrant, pink or white
- Bark : smooth, brown or grayish brown
- Fruits : capsule, subglobose-ovoid
How to use
- Tubers : Paste applied topically
Uses
Anti-bacterial infection,Anti-infective agents
Parts used
Bark
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
It is propagated through seeds.Seeds are collected from fully ripened fruits. The normal practice is to collect the fallen fruits. Seeds are sown in raised nursery bed of 10mX1.0m. Seeds germinate in about 30-45 days after sowing. The nursery bed is prepared by mixing sand, soil and Farm Yard Manure in 1:1:1 ratio.
