Pittosporum dasycaulon Miq. (PITTOSPORACEAE)
Common name
Kannada : Boogri
Description: These small trees have young branches that are densely tomentose. The leaves are elliptic-lanceolate, reaching up to 15 x 4 cm, with a cuneate base and an acute apex. The flowers are arranged in densely brownish tomentose, short, corymbose panicles. Sepals 5, ovate, pilose outside. Petals 5, greenish yellow, oblong, up to 10 x 2.5 mm. Stamens 5. Ovary ovoid, tomentose. Capsules globose, ca 1.3 cm across, densely tomentose, 2-valved; valves woody with transverse corrugations inside. Seeds usually 6-8, black or pinkish black.
Flowering & Fruiting: September- February.
Distribution: In semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests of Western Ghats. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Uses: Extract of the stem bark shows antibacterial and antifungal properties.