Amala

• Terai
• Siwalik (Chure)
• Middle Hills

Flowers inMarch, April

• 01The trick with the water is real — amala changes how your tongue tastes sweetness for a few minutes.
• 02Amala trees are often left standing when a field is cleared, because the fruit is worth more than the timber.

• Erratic monsoon

  How serious3/5

  Amala flowers need steady early rain. When the monsoon jumps around, the tree flowers but sets very little fruit.

• Plant a tree that belongs here

  A native tree feeds local birds and insects in a way an imported one never can. Choose one that already grows wild near you.

• Save seeds

  Seeds are a plant’s way of sending itself into the future. Collecting and sharing them costs nothing at all.

Scientific name

Phyllanthus emblica

Family

Phyllanthaceae