Common name: कावरी Kaori (Marathi), Bhansuli (Hindi), Narutha (Malayalam), Gurguri (Kannada), Panisara (Bengali)
Botanical name: Grewia serrulata Family: Tiliaceae (phalsa family)
Kaori is a small tree with slender branches, bark dark grey,
leaves thin sharply serrate, ovate to lanceolate, acuminate.
The tree flowers in Aug-Dec. Fruits drupe, fleshy, greenish black when ripe.
It is a cousine of the popular edible fruit Phalsa. Occurs
occasionally in moist deciduous forests.
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Maharashtra. |
Identification credit: Pravin Kawale
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