Common name: Illipe Butter Tree • Hindi: महुवा Mahua • Marathi: Tupa, मोहा Moha • Tamil: ஆத்து இலுப்பை Atta Illupei • Malayalam: Attuillippa, Kattuilluppei • Kannada: Holehippe
Botanical name: Madhuca neriifolia Family: Sapotaceae (Mahua family)
Synonyms: Madhuca malabarica, Basia malabarica, Illipe malabarica
Native to southern India and Srilanka, lllipe Butter Tree is a small deciduous tree, with
branches exuding milky juice. Leaves are oily and shining, alternately
arranged, 7-20 cm long. Flowers are small, greenish white in color, and
fragrant. This tree is reported rare in the evergreen forests in southern
Konkan.
Flowering: October-January.
Identification credit: Navendu Pāgé
| Photographed at Kodagu, Karnataka. |
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