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Buchanania axillaris, the Cuddapah almond, is a medium-sized tree from India and Sri Lanka grown mainly for its edible seed kernels. It is a tree of seasonally dry tropical forests and is not a common garden plant outside its native range.
Buchanania axillaris, the Cuddapah almond or Buchanan's mango, (മലയാളം: കുളമാവ്) is a species of flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. The native range of this species is India, Sri Lanka.
The kernel of the seeds are edible. The seeds contain 19% proteins, 59.1% fat, 3.8% fibres, 12.1% carbohydrates and minerals at the value of 3 grams per 100 grams and the calorific value of the seeds are 656 K kal/100 g. The seed kernel and bark is used in the form of decoction to treat intrinsic haemorrhage, diarrhoea with blood and as tonic. Seed kernels were made into a powder and used with milk as an aphrodisiac, powder of the bark mixed with honey is useful in dysentery with blood.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Buchanania axillaris by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
