Streblus asper Lour. Main specimen
Moraceae
{ Nomenclature }

  • Botanical name : Streblus asper
  • Author :

    Loureiro, Joao de (1790)

  • Family : Moraceae
  • English names : Sandpaper tree, Siamese rough bush
  • Indian names (phonetics) :

    Hindi : Daheya
    Kannada : Mitlimara, punji
    Malayalam : Parakam
    Marathi : Karera, kharota
    Sanskrit : Sakhota
    Tamil : Kuttipala, pirayan maram
    Telugu : Baranki

  • Synonyms :

    No synonyms

  • Etymology :

    - Streblus : From the Greek streblos "twisted, crooked", in reference to the twisted branches or trunk.
    - Asper : Rough.