A family of evergreen shrubs and trees, leaves leathery, opposite as well as alternate. Flowers tiny, regular, unisexual brone in spikes, spals 4 fused petals absent, stamens 4, ovary superior and 3-chambersed.
Urdu name: Box wood tree
English name : Comb wood tree
Kashmiri name: Chkhri
Distribution : Details not available
Ecological notes : Grows in shaddy ravines.
Status : Not so common
uses : Wood is durable and decorative, used in carpentry work for making fancy articles, combs, spoons and churners.
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