Q. Which species is known as the ironwood of Malabar?
Solution:
Malabar Ironwood is a tree up to 35 m tall, bole straight, buttressed, bark 6-10 mm, light brown or grey, mottled with white, rough vertically fissured, fibrous; blaze yellowish; branchlets reddish-brown, slightly velvet-hairy.
Endemic to the south-west, the species is common and has a relatively wide distribution. Countries occurrence: Native: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu).
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