Depleting Minor Forest Fruit Ximenia americana L

Sathyanarayana Bhat

Abstract

Nagareya pan is the colloquial name given to Ximenia americana, a minor fruit. The first mention is found in Kannada, Toxicological text of 1347 AD. It is the first text which attributes medicinal use to this plant. Many Ethno medicinal uses are revealed at households. Such data are documented by the author during the field work. The populations of Ximenia americana L (OLACACEAE) are gradually depleting in the forests due to monoculture, lack of seed dispersal by feedant birds and animals and habitat fragmentation.