This is *Erythroxylum monogynum* Roxb. (Erythroxylaceae); called False
sandalwood as it is used to adulterate sandal

Tamil name: செம்புளிச்சான் (Devadhaaru, Desadaram, Sembulichaan)


On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 10:48 AM, Nadeem Waqif <[email protected]>wrote:

> Kindly identify this small tree with red fruit. Photographed in the
> reserve forest area near the Polur-Jamnamathur road, north of Tiruvanamalai
> and south of Vellore, Tamil Nadu on the 29th Jan 2014.
>
> The red fruit has a thin seed 1-1.5 cm long and about 2-3 mm wide. The
> leaves are 4-5 cm long. Tree was about 4-5 metres tall enmeshed with other
> small trees.
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