<p>Family: Ebenaceae
Distribution: Common in scrub jungles.
Found in Peninsular India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.
Common name: Ooti.
Small trees 3-5 mts tall, bark thin smooth black, Leaves elliptic-obovate,emarginate, base cuneate; coriaceous, Flowers 2-3 mm across, white in axillary fascicles, Fruit a berry, subglobose, yellow red on ripening, 2-3 seeded.  
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Fruits are eaten, Wood is of low quality, used to make agricultural instruments.
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