English Name: Paradise tree
Malayalam Name: ലക്ഷ്മിതരു
Botanical Name: Simarouba glauca DC.
Family: Simaroubaceae
Flowering & Fruiting: January-May
Description: Tree that can reach a height of 35 meters. Compound leaves with 9–16 leaflets are present. In the tropics, leaves and bark have a long history of medical usage, particularly for the treatment of dysentery, fevers, and malaria. Internal administration of a bark decoction is used to treat colitis, colitis-related diarrhoea, dysentery, malaria, fevers, haemorrhages, and intestinal parasites. The oil extracted from the seed is useful in the production of biofuels, soaps, detergents, lubricants, varnishes, cosmetics, and medications. The wood is used for millwork, particleboard, fiberboard, veneer, and plywood, as well as for furniture parts, boxes, crates, and interior construction. Particularly since it burns easily when still green and freshly cut, the wood is utilized as fuel.
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