Vateria indica, the white dammar, is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats mountains in India. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is a large canopy or emergent tree frequent in tropical wet evergreen forests of the low and mid-elevations.
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Vateria indica branch with flowers, leaves, fruit,. and dissected fruit showing seed
Tree trunk and bark
Myristica swamps are a type of freshwater swamp forest predominantly composed of species of Myristica. These are found in three localities in India. Myristica swamps have adapted to inundation by way of stilt roots and knee roots. Myristica swamps are found in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka State and in the southern parts of Kerala. Recently it is found in village Bambarde, in Maharashtra's Sindhudurga district.
Myristica swamp with stilt roots and knee roots
Myristica swamp in Arippa forest
Myristica Sapphire, (Calocypha laidlawi); a damselfly found only in Myristica swamps.