Herbarium JCB

Drypetes sepiaria (Wight & Arn.) Pax & Hoffman

Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
(SPURGE FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Putranjivaceae
Species : Drypetes sepiaria
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Drypetes sepiaria (Wight & Arn.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
Vernacular name : Heera (Kan.); Vellilambu, Veerai, Kaayakalamaram, Aadumilukkaan (Tam.); Bira (Tel.); Ahira (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-19
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R. & Tilakar M.
Collection Date : 17/06/14
Collection Locality : Sirumalai Hills, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu State
Habitat : Semi-evergreen forest
Key identification features : A moderate-sized evergreen tree. Young shoots pubescent. Bark is thin and grey. Leaves ovate to elliptic-oblong, cordate or rounded base, entire. Stamens are about 6-9. Ovary unilocular, with up to 9 stamens. Drupe is globose, red, 1-seeded.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : December-June
Comments : Often on hills above 600 m in mixed forests.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district) (Tamil Nadu State); Kadapa district, West Godavari district, Chittoor district, Kurnool district, Visakhapatnam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district, Gajapati district, Puri district, Cuttack 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 et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
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=Drypetes sepiaria. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.