Family: Myrtaceae
Synonym: Acmena zeylanica (L.) Thwaites
Vernacular name: Chaliyakkani, Kattuvayanilla, Poochappazham, Pula, Velutthakanali
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Banks of streams in evergreen forests, also in scrub jungles
Distribution: Madagascar and Indo-Malesia
Flowering and Fruiting: January-April
Key identification features: Trees that grow up to 10 m high having bark black. Leaves are simple, opposite. Flowers are bisexual, in axillary and terminal cymes, small, white. Fruit is a berry.
Uses: A black dye is obtained from the bark. The wood is used for implements. The wood is used for musical instruments, tool handles, furniture components etc.
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