[2] It is commonly known as black varnish tree or Malabar marking nut or കരിഞ്ചേര്.

Leaves are simple, alternate, arranged spirally, clustered at twig ends.

Flowers are borne in panicles, 12-24 cm long, golden yellow pubescent, in leaf axils or at branch ends.

[4] Canopy trees in wet evergreen to semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, up to 1200 m.[5] Flowering and Fruiting: January-July.

[6] In Ayurveda, the plant is believed to be helpful in treatment of inflammation, arthritis, hemorrhoids, obesity, tumor, cancer, and skin diseases[2].It is estimated that bio-Fabricated Silver Nanoparticles from the Leaf Extract of Holigarna arnottiana had antimicrobial, antimitotic, anticancer, and radical-scavenging properties.