Cleistanthus patulus (Roxb.) Muell. Arg.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (SPURGE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Phyllanthaceae
  • Species : Cleistanthus patulus
  • Basionym : Clutia patula Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cleistanthus patulus (Roxb.) Muell. Arg.
  • Vernacular name : Jiguru, Tella vadisae (Tel.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0480
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., Navendu Page, K.R.K.Swamy & K.Sankara Rao
  • Collection Date : 24/02/16
  • Collection Locality : Chandaka-Dampada Wildlife Sanctuary, Khurda district, Odisha State
  • Habitat : Stream banks of Mixed forest
  • Key identification features : Small evergreen trees with horizontal branches. Leaves glabrous. Flowers are in axillary spikes, usually pubescent. Calyx lobes ovate, acute. Petals obovate, orbicular. Capsule small, deeply lobed, dark brown in colour. Seeds heart-shaped.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : February-August
  • Comments : Occasional on hills of Eastern Ghats, chiefly in ravines or dry evergreen forests.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kanchipuram district (Tamil Nadu State); Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Srikakulam district, Kadapa district, Krishna district, Visakhapatnam district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Angul district, Ganjam district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Puri district, Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary (Khurda district) (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Naidu, M.T. & O.A. Kumar (2015). Tree species diversity in the Eastern Ghats of northern Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(8): 7443-7459; Neginhal, S.G., Forest Trees of the Western Ghats includes Eastern Ghats and Deccan Plateau. 2011.
  • 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=Cleistanthus patulus. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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