Jangli Almond (Hydnocarpus pentandrus)
Hydnocarpus pentandrus is a medium-sized tree native to Indias Western Ghats. Its seeds yield chaulmoogra oil, historically used in traditional medicine to treat various.
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Synonyms
Chilmoria pentandra Buch.-Ham.
Hydnocarpus wightianus Blume
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderMalpighiales
- familyAchariaceae
- genusHydnocarpus
- speciesHydnocarpus pentandrus