Flacourtia Indica
Family : Flacourtia Flacou
Common Name : Governor's Plum
English Name : Governor's Plum
Hindi Name : Bilangada, Kakai
Telugu Name : Nakka-nerudu
Bengali Name : Boichi
Tree Characteristics :
Governor's plum is a slow-growing, ornamental, spiny evergreen shrub or tree. It can reach a height of 10 metres, but is usually smaller.The tree is cultivated in some areas of the tropics, particularly in Asia, for its edible fruit. Nearly everywhere cultivated in the tropics of the Old World and less often in the New World. The plant is also sometimes grown as an ornamental.
Nursery:
Seed
Layering
Grafting.
Economic Uses :
Ø Fruit - raw or cooked. Resembling a small plum in shape, the deep red to purple fruit has a soft, juicy pulp that can range in flavour from acidic to sweet. At its best, the fruit is sweet and agreeable, and can be eaten out of hand. Jam, jelly and wine can be made.
Ø An important herb in Ayurveda, where infusions of the bark, leaves and root are used medicinally to treat conditions such as fever,diarrhoea and inflammations.
The leaf is carminative, astringent and used as a tonic, an expectorant and for asthma, pain relief, gynaecological complaints and as an anthelmintic, and treatment for hydrocele, pneumonia and intestinal worms. The leaves are used as an antidote to snake bites.
