District | BONGAIGAON | BMC Name | SRIJANGRAM ANCHALIC BMC | Flora Category | Medicinial Plant | Type of Flora | ["Tree"] |
Local Name of Flora | Kou Thekra | Local Language | Bodo ,Bengali ,Assamese ,Other , | Common Name of Flora | Indian Tallow tree | Scientific Name | Garcinia cowa |
Variata | Forma | Sub Species | Flora Variety | Local | |||
Part Used | Fruit | Uses | Consumed as vegetable and medicine | Other Details | It is preserved after slicing and drying in the sun and is used as medicine for dysentery; also pickles are prepared from it.. Seeds of the ripe fruit are eaten fresh which is sweet. |