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'''Butter tree''' is a deciduous tree with a large, spreading, rounded crown that can grow 16 metres or more tall.A multipurpose tree that is very important to the local economy, supplying a range of foods, medicines and other commodities.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Leprosy}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Bleeding gums}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
===Food===
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds oil}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Madhuca|en=Honey tree, Butter tree|hi=Mahua, Mohwa|kn=Ippe, Aaluppe|ks= |ml=Illupa|mr=Kat-illipi|ta=Kaattu|te=Ippa}}<ref name="Common namesKarnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Properties==
<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32002 Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Madhuca+longifolia Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Common namesKarnataka Medicinal Plants">Karnataka ”Karnataka Medicinal PlantsVolume -Vol 2 book 2” by Dr. M. R. Gurudeva, Page no:67No.73, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>
<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.106, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
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