Semecarpus travancoricus is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae native to India and Bangladesh. The specific epithet was originally spelt travancorica. In India, it is found in the southern Western Ghats in South India.Molur, S & Walker, S (ed.) 1997. REPORT: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan Workshop (C.A.M.P. III) for Selected Species of Medicinal Plants of Southern India. Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, ZOO/ Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, India & Medicinal Plants Specialist Group, SSC, IUCN It is a tree of evergreen forests and is found only south of the Anamalais at an elevation around 1300 MSL.
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