Herbarium JCB

Elaeocarpus tectorius (Lour.) Poir.

Family : ELAEOCARPACEAE
(ELAEOCARPUS FAMILY or RUDRAKSH FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Elaeocarpaceae
Species : Elaeocarpus tectorius
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Elaeocarpus tectorius (Lour.) Poir.
Vernacular name : Gutte manu, Dippa maanu (Tel.); Nard champa, Panasia, Poinsia, Patra gundi (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0544
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy & Navendu Page
Collection Date : 27/02/16
Collection Locality : Berbera Forest, Khurda district, Odisha State
Habitat : Stream banks of semi-evergreen forest
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : April-November
Comments : Occasional in moist-deciduous, semi-evergreen and evergreen forests from 1200-1500 m. Also, along the streams in the Ghats.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : East Godavari district, Kokkarampalli Forest, Minimuluru Forest (Visakhapatnam district), Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Berbera Forest (Khurda district), Puri district, Sundargarh district, Angul district, Kalahandi district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Eastern Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, Indo-China
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Rao, J.P., O.A. Kumar & M. Venkaiah (2015). Tree additions to the flora of East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(12): 7953-7957.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Elaeocarpus tectorius. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.