Diploknema butyracea
| Diploknema butyracea | |
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| Chiuri Fruit in Panchkhal, Nepal | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Diploknema |
| Species: | D. butyracea |
| Binomial name | |
| Diploknema butyracea | |
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Diploknema butyracea (Nepali: चिउरी, Chiuri), the Nepali butter tree, or the Indian butter tree, is a multi purpose tree native to the foothills of the Himalayas. An estimated number of chiuri in Nepal has been given as approximately 10.8 million trees, geographically distributed in 46 districts. It is a large tree of family Sapotaceae, flowers during cold season and fruit ripens in June–July. It commonly occurs in the sub Himalayan tract between 300-1500m from sea level.