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🌱 About the plant

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.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Shade when young

पानी

Very high rainfall

मौसम

Jun–Jul

Grows in

Garden / ground

Mature size

25–35 m

First harvest

Fruit from year twelve

Restoration planting in wet evergreen forest only.

🌾 Traditional uses

Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.

Traditional knowledge

Keystone food tree for the lion-tailed macaque.

Scientific evidence

This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.

Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.

🐝 Ecological value

🗺️ Where it grows in India