' s ▁cultiv ated ▁cit rus ▁f ruits , ▁if ▁not ▁the ▁main ▁one . ▁It ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁" prim itive " ▁cit rus . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁cit rus ▁root stock ▁for ▁cultiv ated ▁cit rus . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁searches ▁of ▁the ▁plant ' s ▁reported ▁home ▁range ▁confirmed ▁its ▁presence ▁only ▁in ▁Meg hal aya , ▁where ▁it ▁grows ▁in ▁the ▁Gar o ▁Hills . ▁ ▁Us es ▁This ▁species ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁medic inal ▁and ▁spiritual ▁purposes ▁by ▁the ▁Gar o ▁people . ▁The ▁fruit ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁treat ▁j au nd ice ▁and ▁st om ach ▁conditions ▁in ▁humans ▁and ▁animals , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁treat ▁small po x . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁applied ▁to ▁dead ▁bodies ▁to ▁remove ▁their ▁g hosts . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁status ▁This ▁plant ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁end anger ed ▁species . ▁Th re ats ▁to ▁the ▁species ▁have ▁included ▁habitat ▁destruction ▁caused ▁by ▁slash - and - burn ▁( j hum ) ▁activity . ▁This ▁plant ▁requires ▁a ▁specific ▁micro cl imate , ▁and ▁appropriate ▁habitat ▁is ▁limited . ▁The ▁N ok rek ▁B ios phere ▁Reserve ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁site ▁for ▁the ▁species , ▁and ▁its ▁presence ▁inspired ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Cit rus ▁Gene ▁San ctu ary ▁within ▁the ▁reserve . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁ind ica ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁Meg hal aya ▁Category : N atural ▁cultiv ars ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁Bang l adesh