Synonyms: 

Lodhra javanica Miers

Symplocos lithocarpoides Nakai

Systematic Position

Kingdom:  Plantae

Phylum: Tracheophyta

Order: Ericales Bercht. & J. Presl

Family: Symplocaceae

Native: South India.

Common Names

English – Laurel Sapphire Berry

Malayalam – പാച്ചോറ്റി

Description:

Symplocos cochinchinensis is a small tree with shiny green leaves and clusters of small white flowers, native to Southeast Asia.

Habitat: Evergreen, semi-evergreen and shola forests.

Distribution: Continental Asia throughout Malesia to Australia.

Uses: Traditional medicine.