Tree, 4-10 m tall, leaves single, alternate, lanceolate, 2.5-4 cm wide, 7-12 cm long, light green flowers, small, separate sexes. in clusters, along with the axillary leaves. Male flowers with short stems, calyx 6 petals. Fruit is dry, cracked, 8-12 lobes, 1 cm diameter, orange seeds 3-4 mm.
Found in riverside evergreen forests or hill evergreen forests. At an altitude of 700-1,200 m. Flowering and fruiting during February-March.
Young shoots are eaten as vegetables.
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