Godda mara – Indian ash tree

Godda mara (Lannea coromandelica (Houtt) Merr.)one of the native trees in Kodagu is a deciduous tree which grows up to to 25 tall. Bark surface is grey to dark brown, rough, exfoliating in small irregular flakes. It most commonly grows in exposed dry woodland environments, where the tree is smaller and more crooked.

Kodava

Godda mara

English

Indian ash tree

Kannada

Gojjal

Botanical Name

Lannea coromandelica (Houtt) Merr.

Family

ANACARDIACEAE

Flowering starts

February

Fruiting ends

June

Uses

Wood is used as pulpwood. Leaves are used as fodder for cattle and sheep.