Meliaceae FAMILY

Walsura piscidia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The pulp of the fruit is used to intoxicate fish[ 719 Title A Manual of the Timbers of the World Publication Author Howard A.L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher MacMillan and Co.; London. Year 1934 ISBN Description An excellent and comprehensive book on timbers. Rather dated, but still a main source of information for many of the less known woods. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The bark is used as a fish poison[ 240 Title Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). Publication Author Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. Publisher Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. Year 1986 ISBN - Description Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader. ].

Botanical Description

Walsura piscidia is a medium-sized tree. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern India, Sri Lanka.

HabitatDrier regions of Sri Lanka at low elevations[ 464 Title A Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon Publication Author Trimen H.; continued by Hooker J.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Dulau and Co; London. Year 1898 ISBN Description Very dated, but still a useful work. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].