Kokam

Kokum (Garcinia indica) is a tropical fruit-bearing tree native to the Western Ghats region of India. Kokum produces small, purple to dark black fruit resembling a small plum. The outer skin is often dried to form kokum rinds. The dried outer skin or rinds of kokum fruit are used in culinary applications and for medicinal purposes. They are dark purple to black and have a slightly wrinkled appearance.