Scientific Name :
Semecarpus anacardium L.f
Synonym :
Semecarpus officinale Pritz
Anacardium longifolium Lam.
Common Name : Bibwa, Bibba, Marking nut
Plant Family : Anacardiaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : May to July
Flower Colour : Green
Description : Height: 12 to 15 m
Stem: Grey
Leaves: Oblanceolate, oblong, apex rounded or mucronate, alternate, crowded at the end of apex
Flowers: Polygamous flowers, small, calyx and corolla 5 to 6,female flowers monocarpellary, styles 3 monocarpellary
Inflorescence: Racemosse panicled
Fruits: Drupe, orange, fleshy, seed pendulous
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : VT, TL
Distribution Range : Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar.
Uses : It helps to relieve bronchitis, chronic cough and asthma.
The fruits can be eaten when ripen.
