• Habitat: Tree

• Occurrence: Forests, Farm bunds, Hilly areas, Barren land

• Season of Availability: Year-round

• Geography: India and Sri Lanka

• Method of Propagation: Seed propagation

• Part used for Propagation: Seeds
  

• Edible Parts: Fruits

• Can be Eaten Raw: Yes

• Raw: Yes

• Ripe: Yes

• Both Raw & Ripe: Yes

• Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A

• As Food: Ripe fruits are eaten raw

• As Medicine: Ripe fruits are eaten to gain energy for longer duration. Fruit extract is also used for fistula and used aas a skincare agent.
  
  
• Cooking Without Prior Boiling: No

• Boiling Before Cooking: No

• Pickling: N/A

• Brining: N/A

• Fermenting: Yes, Wine from fruits

• Drying for later Consumption: N/A

• Overall Method: Fruits can be eaten raw (only the fruit is edible).
  
  

• Nutritional Benefit: High in flavonoids and vitamin C.

• Medicinal Benefit: Energy-giving fruit. Diuretic, Digestion and abdominal ailments, skin diseases, urinary tract ailments, helps treat diarrhea and constipation. Leaves are used in the treatment of scabies and old wounds

• Tribal Wisdom: Leaves can be used to treat old wounds and as a laxative.

• Tribal Recipe / Usage: Tendu fruit wine:
  - Crush fruit pulp with water in a 1:1 ratio.
  - Inoculate with starter culture
  - Ferment for 28 days

In the past, the black trunk was used to make the black keys of the piano