Berry (botany) fruits, the edible part is not generated by the ovary. Berry-like examples include: The female seed cones of some conifers have fleshy and merged scales, giving them a berry-like appearance. Juniper "berries" (family Cupressaceae), in particular those of "Juniperus communis", are used to flavour gin. The seed cones of species in the Podocarpaceae and Taxaceae families have a bright colour when fully developed, increasing the resemblance to true berries. The "berries" of yews ("Taxus" species) consist of a female seed cone with which develops a fleshy red aril partially enclosing the poisonous seed. The Latin word ' or ' (plural
East Deccan dry evergreen forests remaining forests are now characterized by areas of leathery-leaved evergreen forest, with a relatively low (10-meter) closed canopy. Predominant species are "Manilkara hexandra", "Mimusops elengi", Ceylon ebony ("Diospyros ebenum"), strychnine tree ("Strychnos nux-vomica"), "Eugenia" spp., "Drypetes sepiaria", and "Flacourtia indica". A few small enclaves of deciduous Sal forest exist, but are under intensive human pressure. Only five percent of the ecoregion remains in forest, which is found in isolated pockets. Most of the ecoregion's forests have been degraded into tropical dry evergreen scrublands, characterized by thorny species such as "Ziziphus glaberrima", "Dichrostachys cinerea", "Catunaregam spinosa", and "Carissa spinarum". Mammals found