Scientific Name: Vateria indica L.
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Synonym: Vateria malabarica Blume
Vernacular name: Baine, Kunturukkam, Paenoe, Paine, Paini, Painimaram
Habit: LargeTree
Habitat: Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
Distribution: Western Ghats
Flowering and fruiting: March-August
Key identification features: White Damar is a tall tree. Bark is greyish, smooth; Leaves are
elliptic-oblong. Flowers are borne in panicles in leaf axils, with dense
stellate hairs. Flowers are white, anthers yellow. Capsule is pale brown.
Tribal Consumers: Kurichiyan
Uses: Vateria indica is valued for its high-quality resin, known as "Indian copal," which is used in incense, varnishes, and traditional medicine. The dammar resin is used in chronic bronchitis and throat troubles, cough, asthma, leprosy, skin eruptions, crack infection, wounds and ulcer.
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