Family: Sapindaceae
Synonym: Euphoria longan (Lour.) Steud.
Vernacular name: Chempoovam, Chempunna, Malampoovathi, Pasakotta, Poripuna
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
Distribution: Indo-Malesia
Flowering and Fruiting: March-August
Key identification features: Large buttressed trees, up to 25 m tall. Bark brown, flakes when mature; inner bark cream. Leaves compound, imparipinnate or paripinnate, alternate, clustered. Inflorescence terminal and axillary, much branched panicles; flowers sessile.
Uses: Fruit is eaten raw or cooked. The flesh of the fruit is administered as a stomachic, febrifuge and vermifuge, and is regarded as an antidote for poison.
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