Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Shade when young
Water
Very high rainfall
Mature size
25–35 m
First harvest
Fruit from year twelve
Family
Malvaceae
Where it grows
Garden / ground
Good for
Biodiversity
Sow in
Monsoon
Care
Restoration planting in wet evergreen forest only.
The canopy tree that feeds the lion-tailed macaque; endemic to the southern Ghats.
Growing it
Restoration planting in wet evergreen forest only.
What it is for
Keystone food tree for the lion-tailed macaque.