Vrikshamla is commonly found in the evergreen and shola forests of Western Ghats in India up to 6,000 ft. high. The fruit of the tree is used for medicinal purposes as well as several other uses such as a condiment condiment of flavouring curries in Kerala and curing fish in Sri Lanka. The Vrikshamla fruit is rich in acids. The dried rind is also used for polishing gold and silver and as a substitute for acetic and formic acids in the coagulation of latex. A decoction of the fruit rind is given in bowel complaints. An yellow translucent resin from the tree is soluble in turpentine and gives an yellow varnish.