Polyalthia korinti
Korinti, a custard-apple relative
Small evergreen tree, up to 5 m
What it is
Huberantha korinti is a small understorey tree of the custard-apple family, long known as Polyalthia korinti. Its oval leaves end in a long, often twisted tip. Single flowers grow from the leaf joints, and each one ripens into a cluster of small, oval, one-seeded berries. It grows wild only in southern India and Sri Lanka, including the dry evergreen forests of the plains.
What it's used for
- The small berries are recorded as edible.
- As a shade-tolerant understorey tree, it helps build the layered structure of a native forest beneath the taller canopy trees.
Where we plant it
Reforestation in Tamil Nadu, India
Sadhana Forest, Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India
Plant trees in this projectOur partners plant the mix of native species that suits each site and season, so a gift plants trees in the project rather than this one species. Polyalthia korinti is one of the species planted there.
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