Madhuca Species, Indian Butter Tree, Mahua

Madhuca longifolia :English : honey tree, butter tree - French : Illipe, Arbre à beurre, Bassie, Madhuca - India : moha, mohua, madhuca,...Read More illuppai, kuligam, madurgam, mavagam, nattiluppai, tittinam, mahwa, mahua, mowa, moa, mowrah - Sri Lanka : mi, illuppai, kulilgam, maduragam, mavagam, nattiluppai, tittinam....
It is adapted to arid environoments, being a prominent tree in tropical mixed deciduous forests in India in the states of Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat and Orissa and is s cultivated in warm regions.
It is producing between 20 and 200 kg of seeds annually per tree, the seed oil used for the care of the skin, to manufacture soap or detergents, and as a vegetable butter. It can also be used as a fuel oil
Mahuwa Flower is edible and are used to make syrup for medicinal purposes