yield honey and possess antibiotic properties. The ripe fruits are used in making squashes and jellies. Fruit juice is used to cure stomach-ache and ulcers while the external application of fruit pulp reduces rheumatic pains (Reddy et al. 1989; Nagaraju& Rao 1990; Rao & Rao 2001; Bakshu 2002; Mohan et al. 2010). Despite its multiple medicinal and economic uses. References alternifolia