Local Name : Rudraksh (Assamese, Hindi, Bengali)
Scientific Name: Elaeocarpus ganitrus Roxb.
English Name : Ultrasum bead tree, Blue marble tree
| Bark | Smooth |
| Commercial Value | Medicine and Religious |
| Flower Color | Creamy white |
| Flowering Time | June and May |
| Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Fruiting Time | November and December |
| Growth Rate | Moderate Slow |
| Leaf Shape | Lanceolate |
| Nursery technique | The outer husk containing the seed is broken carefully. The inner seed so procured is then kept in humid temperature by covering or wrapping it up with green hay or black polythenes for 10 days for good sprouting after which they are sowed in mother bed or dibbled in polypot. The mother bed or medium for polypot is prepared consisting of sand, river silt, vermicompost/cowdung in 1:1:1 proportion. |
| Plant parts used | Bark, Seeds, Leaves and Fruits |
| Planting mechanism | Two-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 | ₹15,000-₹20,000 |
| Recurring Harvesting Period | 15 Years onwards |
| Seed Collection Time | February and January |
| Site Suitability | All Areas and Hill Slopes |
| Tree Character | Evergreen |
