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Palaquium ellipticum (Dalzell) Baill.

Synonym	:	Bassia elliptica Dalzell
Family	:	Sapotaceae
Local name	:	Malayalam - Choppala, Iluppakkai
Flowering and fruiting period	:	February-July
Distribution	:	Western Ghats
Distribution in Kerala	:	Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad
Habitat	:	Evergreen forests
Key botanical characters:  Evergreen trees; Flowers bisexual, white, fragrant, in axillary fascicles; pedicels 2.5 cm, pubescent. Calyx lobes 6 in 2 series, outer 3 valvate, inner 3 imbricate, densely villous, outer 3 ovate, inner 3 lanceolate. Corolla lobes 6, campanulate, tube shorter than lobes, lobes ovate-oblong. Stamens 12-20, extrorse; filaments short, hairy; anthers lanceolate, connective produced. Ovary tomentose, 6-celled, superior; style exerted, glabrous, subulate. Fruit – berry.