Mammea suriga (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Kosterm.
| Kannada Name : | Surige mara |
| Common Name : | Surangi |
| Family Name : | Calophyllaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Mammea suriga |
| Species Type : | Endemic |
| Phenology : | Evergreen |
| Conservation Status : | Not known |
| Flowering Period : | None |
| Fruiting Period : | None |
| Origin : | South India |
Uses
An infusion of the fresh or dry leaves is given in cases of intermittent fever. Uses of mamea in folk medicine include treatment of scalp infections, diarrhoea, digestive and eye problems. The powdered seeds are employed in the treatment of parasitic skin diseases.
Description
Medium sized, evergreen trees, 10‐18 m tall. Bark rough, outer bark greenish gray, inner bark reddish, resinous or milky white latex. Leaves simple, opposite, ometimes ternately verticellate, lanceolate-obovate to elliptic-oblong, dark green, glabrous, base obtuse, apex acute with rounded tip, obtuse to emarginate, margin entire. Inflorescence a fascicled cyme or solitary. Flowers polygamous, monoecious, bisexual in culrivation fragrant, white or pinkish. Fruit an indehiscent berry, ovoid-globose, glabrous, persistent style, juicy and pulpy, seeds 1-4.
