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Hydnocarpus pentandrus is a medium-sized tree in the family Achariaceae. This dioecious tree grows up to 10m height, in moist deciduous forests of Western Ghats in India.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Achariaceae |
| Genus: | Hydnocarpus |
| Species: | H. pentandrus
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| Hydnocarpus pentandrus (Buch.-Ham.) Oken
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Description
editHydnocarpus pentandrus is a medium-sized evergreen tree. Bark is pale brown, mottled with occasional white patches.
Leaves - Simple, alternate, and stipulate. Base obtuse and apex acuminate. Margins crenate serrate or entire.
Flowers- unisexual, greenish yellow, sepals - 5, petals - 5, stamens - 5 to 15
Fruits - Woody berry, 5–7 cm across, brown, rough with uneven surface
Seeds - Numerous, yellowish[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Hydnocarpus pentandra". Indiabiodiversity.org. Retrieved 20 November 2021.