The Indian almond is salt-tolerant and therefore grows near the coast. Its fruits are a favourite food of lemurs and can float. This enables their distribution across the water along the coasts of Asia and Africa.
Distribution
East Africa, Madagascar, Pakistan, India, Indonesia and New Guinea
Number of related species
200, of which Limba (African tropical timber)
Use
nuts as food; the bark provides tannins and medicines for diarrhoea; the wood is used in furniture-making; the leaves are used in silkworm rearing
Distribution
East Africa, Madagascar, Pakistan, India, Indonesia and New Guinea
Number of related species
200, of which Limba (African tropical timber)
Use
nuts as food; the bark provides tannins and medicines for diarrhoea; the wood is used in furniture-making; the leaves are used in silkworm rearing