The two major species of genus Madhuca found in India are Madhuca Indica (syn. Bassia latifolia) and Madhuca longifolia (syn.Brassica longifolia). Mahua is the widely accepted as local name for the ...

While the ippa trees will shed their leaves completely in another 10 days, the red colour on the leaves of the pusugu trees can be seen for a fortnight more before they turn green.

mong the most important yet barely recognised traditions being lost by the Adivasis in Adilabad is the one associated with mahua or ippa trees (Madhuca Indica and Mentha Longifolia).