Local Name : Amlokhi (Assamese), Amla (Hindi), Amloki (Bengali)
Scientific Name: Phyllanthus emblica L.
English Name : Indian Gooseberry
| Bark | Smooth and Exfoliating |
| Commercial Value | Medicine and Food |
| Flower Color | Greenish yellow |
| Flowering Time | May and March |
| Fruit Type | Berry |
| Fruiting Time | September and October |
| Growth Rate | Moderate Fast |
| Leaf Shape | Linear |
| Nursery technique | Seed viability is 6 months- 1 year. No. of seeds per kfg is 330-500 fruit (Dry. Wt.). Seeds are kept in earth pits for a week or soaked in hot water for 10-20 mins for the pulp to get rotten. After this process, the seeds are sundried, until they are cracked and good quality seeds are collected for sowing in mother bed or dibbling in polypot. The medium for mother bed or polypot is prepared consisting of sand, river silt, vermicompost/cowdung in 1:1:1 proportion. |
| Plant parts used | Bark, Seeds, Leaves, Fruits, Roots and Flower |
| Planting mechanism | One year old seedlings are ready for planting during rainy season. Spacing 3m x 3m. May be planted as mixed or pure crop. |
| Recurring Financial Return | ₹5,000-₹10,000 |
| Recurring Harvesting Period | 5 Years onwards |
| Seed Collection Time | November and December |
| Site Suitability | All Areas |
| Tree Character | Deciduous |
