Malekakkade

Malekakkade (Flacourtia sepiaria Roxb) one of the native trees in Kodagu a Deciduous shrubs or small trees, which grows op to  3-7 m tall, usually armed with simple and branched spines, branches with sympodial growth.

Kodava

Malekakkade

Kannada

Sannagejjalkayimara

Botanical Name

Flacourtia sepiaria Roxb.

Family

 FLACOURTIACEAE

Uses

Bark is mixed with sesamum oil is used to treat rheumatism. Root is used as an antidote against snake bite.