Berrya cordifolia

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|name = Trincomalee wood

|image = Berrya cordifolia Govindoo.jpg

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|genus = Berrya

|species = cordifolia

|authority = (Willd.) Burret

|synonyms =

• Berrya ammonilla Roxb.
• Espera cordifolia Willd.
• Triopterys poliandra Blanco

|synonyms_ref = {{cite web | url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2675072 | title=Berrya cordifolia (Willd.) Burret — the Plant List }}

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Berrya cordifolia, the Trincomalee wood,{{GRIN | access-date = 18 February 2019}} is a species of tree native to much of tropical Asia[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200013566 Flora of China] and introduced to Africa.[https://archive.today/20130801231152/http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.AP.UPWTA.5_323&pgs= Aluka Profile] It is also found in the forests of Christmas Island.[http://www.environment.gov.au/parks/christmas/nature-science/habitats.html Christmas Island National Park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221072750/http://environment.gov.au/parks/christmas/nature-science/habitats.html |date=2009-02-21 }}

It is widely used for timber, and its bark is used for fibers. The wood has a number of uses, including furniture and historical applications in shipbuilding. It grows up to 27 meters tall.

The tree is known as Halmilla (හල්මිල්ල) in Sri Lanka, and the wood is traditionally used to make vats in which Coconut Arrack is stored and aged after distillation, as this adds desirable qualities to the mature spirit. {{cite web |title=Ceylon Arrack, the traditional spirit of Sri Lanka |url=https://rumporter.com/en/ceylon-arrack-the-traditional-spirit-of-sri-lanka/ |website=Rumporter}}