Madhuca indica

Mowra, mowrah

Large deciduous tree with short trunk, spreading branches and large rounded crown. The flowers are used as a vegetable and as a source of alcohol. The cake from the oil seeds is used as fertilizer. The leaves, flowers and fruit are eaten by cattle.

As % of dry matter

DM

CP

CF

Ash

EE

NFE

Ca

P

Ref

Fresh leaves,

India

9.1

18.7

7.8

4.1

60.3

1.53

0.22

436

Digestibility (%)

Animal

CP

CF

EE

NFE

ME

Ref

Leaves

Cattle

71.0

30.0

62.0

73.0

2.27

436