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Family: Flacourtiaceae	Genus: Flacourtia	Species: Flacourtia indica (Burm.f.) Merr.( कांडई, पनियाला )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Flacourtia balansae Gagnep., Flacourtia afra Pic.Serm., Flacourtia elliptica (Tul.) Warb., Flacourtia frondosa Clos, Flacourtia gambecola Clos, Flacourtia Heterophylla Turcz.	Flower Color	White
Common Name	Bilangada, Batoko palm	Flower Type	Raceme
English / Trade Name	Madagascar Plum, Governor's Plum	Flowering Period	April-June
Vernacular /Local Name	Kandei	Fruiting Period	July-Sept
Altitude	600 To L000 M	Fruit Type	Berry
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Fruit a berry, subglobose, dark purple when ripe. Seeds obovoid, pale yellow
Habitat	Deciduous Forests, Also In The Plains	Bark Type	Rugged
Distribution	Indo-Malesia To Madagascar	Bark Details	Bark Is Usually Pale, Grey, Powdery, May Become Brown To Dark Grey And Flaking
Distribution in Haryana	Ambala, Jhajjar, Morni-Pinjore, Rohtak	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Elliptic
Description of Species	Shrubs or small trees upto 20 m tall.leaves, elliptic-ovate, obovate, oblong or suborbicular, base cuneate, margins coarsely crenate, apex obtuse or emarginate, subcoriaceous. Petiole to 8 mm long. Flowers c. 4 mm across, yellowish green, solitary or in few-flowered axillary racemose clusters. Sepals 4-5, slightly connate at base, ovate. Stamens numerous. Ovary c. 1 mm long, globular, 3-locular; ovules 2-per locule. Stigma bilobed, recurved. Fruit a berry, subglobose, dark purple when ripe. Seeds obovoid, pale yellow	Leaf Details	Leaves, elliptic-ovate, obovate, oblong or suborbicular, base cuneate, margins coarsely crenate, apex obtuse or emarginate, subcoriaceous.

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