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Coriaria nepalensis
Coriaria nepalensis is a shrub of the Himalayan foothills, reaching about 1.5 to 2.5 metres, with yellow spring flowers and red to dark purple summer fruits. It is grown mainly for ornament and its tanning and folk uses; the key is to treat it as toxic and handle the seeds with care.
Coriaria nepalensis is a shrub of the genus Coriaria. It grows in the foothills of the Himalayas. It blooms in spring and has bright yellow flowers and red fruits in summer.
The plant is also known in English as masuri berry, tanner's tree, or mansur shrub. In Hindi it is known as masuri (मसूरी), makola, or masurya (मसूरिया); and in Nepali as macchaino (मछाईनो).
C. nepalensis grows on the southern slopes of the Himalayas (in Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan), usually between 800 and 2500 metres.
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