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Sterculia urens

Authority Roxb. Family Magnoliopsida:Dilleniidae:Malvales:Sterculiaceae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 10081

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A deciduous tree reaching a height of 9-15 m. It has a smooth, greyish white or reddish bark, which peels off in papery flakes. USES The trees are tapped about 5 times in their lifetime. The exuded gum is dried on the trees, and is then collected and sorted on the basis of colour and purity. Karaya gum is used in foods as a thickening, suspending, and stabilizing agent, and as an emulsifier and binder in cheese spreads and sausages. It can used to preserve the freshness of bakery goods and in pharmaceutical products. It is used as a pulp binder, as a thickening agent for printing dyes, and in textile sizing. It can also used as a timber crop. KILLING T Frost tolerant. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. In India, new leaves appear from April to June, leaves are shed in November-December, flowers appear from December to March and follicles ripen about April-May. Are generally worked under some form of coppice system on a rotation of 30-40 years. COMMON NAMES Karaya gum, Kateera gum, Odla, Hatchanda, Kadayo, Kandol, Kagdoli, Kullu, Gulu, Kulu, Gular, Tabsi, Tanuku, Karrai, Kadaya, Kampudale, Thondi, Tonti, Vakka, Anainar, Karai, Kandol, Saldawar, Gioira, Karia, Kodaro, Girringila, Girdhini, Vellay-putali, Kavali, Kavalam, Senthanuku, Tabsu, Verr-polki, Konda-tamara. FURTHER INF Karaya gum is common on the dry docky hills in Central and northern India, where it can be found at elevations between 300-750 m.
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SOURCES (Sterculia urens Roxb.) Joshi H 1980a pp 62-68 [DEP, DRA, TEMP, RAIN, TEXT, PH, LIG, KTMP, USE] Roecklein J 1987 pp 253 [USE] Coppen J 1995a pp 30-33 [USE]