Herbarium JCB

Antidesma menasu (Tul.) Muell. Arg.

Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
(SPURGE FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Phyllanthaceae
Species : Antidesma menasu
Basionym : Antidesma pubescens var. menasu Tul.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Antidesma montanum Blume
Vernacular name : Paei Eechai (Tam.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-31; HJCB-0382
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., Imran Baig, A.N.Sringeswara; Arun Singh R. & K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 08/04/14; 31/10/2015
Collection Locality : Yelagiri Hills, Tamil Nadu; Swamimalai Hills, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu
Habitat : Dry evergreen forest
Key identification features : Characteristic stem galls are present.
Habit : Tree
Native : India
Comments : Often on hills to 1200 m in sholas and sometimes in borders and along streams.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Visakhapatnam district, East Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Sundargarh district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Andaman Islands (India), Myanmar
Literature : Parthsarathy, N & Pragasan , A L 2009. Check List 5(3):542-569; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
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=Antidesma menasu. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.