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Buddha’s coconut

Local Name	:	Buddha’s coconut
Botanical Name	:	Pterygota alata (Roxb.) R.Br.
Common Name	:	Buddha’s coconut
Family	:	Malvaceae
Distribution	:	The species is distributed in Western Ghats, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Mysore, Odisha, etc. The species is also cultivated in many places.
Habit	:	Tree
Short Description	:	It is an evergreen tree growing up to 30 metres tall.

Descriptions

It is a large tree with light grey bark. Leaves are simple, alternate, caducous, clustered at the tip of the branches. Flowers in short axillary panicles, reddish brown and tomentose. Fruit follicle, globose or ovoid and winged. Distribution:

Flowering & Fruiting Period

April - May

Use(s)

The wood is used in making furniture. The bark is also use for the treatment of hemorrhoids.