Buchanania cochinchinensis

Synonym(s):

Buchanania lanzan, Buchanania latifolia

Uses

India (region not specified): seed eaten as a nut.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: M.R. Almeida
Vernaculars:: Sanskrit: Priyala. English: Chironji tree, Cuddapah almond
Misc:: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chironji%20Tree.html [NB the Cuddapah almond tree has also been identified as Buchanania axillaris ramamoorthy.]

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Buchanania cochinensis seeds

Buchanania cochinensis

Buchanania cochinensis seeds

Plant Classification Group:

Anacardiaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India

Plant References:

NENE

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