Herbarium JCB

Dalbergia lanceolaria L.f.

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species : Dalbergia lanceolaria
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Dalbergia lanceolaria L.f.
Common name : Bastard Rosewood, Bombay Blackwood, Indonesian Rosewood, Malabar Rosewood
Vernacular name : Takoli, Bithua (Hin.); Bili beete (Kan.); Velangu, Erigai (Tam.); Patshari, Sagobothu, Errapaccari, Pedda sapara, Yerrapaptsaru (Tel.); Sujanipati, Puradobi, Chakundia (Ori.); Goraksha (San.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0603
Collector(s) Name : Navendu Page, Arun Singh R., K.Sankara Rao & K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 23/03/16
Collection Locality : Karadiyur, Yercaud, Salem district, Tamil Nadu State
Habitat : Mixed Deciduous Forest
Key identification features : A moderate size deciduous tree up to 25 m high with pubescence on younger partions. Leaves are once pinnate, up to 20 cm long, leaflets 13-15, obovate, membranous. Corolla is white, all petals except the standard are clawed. Stamens about 5�. Pod is narrow at both the ends, up to 10 cm long, 1.5 cm wide.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : March-July
Comments : On deciduous hills and slopes up to 1400 m.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Hoganekkal Forest (Dharmapuri district), Pacchamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot), Yercaud Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, Kadapa district, West Godavari district, Krishna district, Kurnool district, Anantapur district, Prakasham district (Andhra Pradesh State); Khammam district (Telangana State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Ganjam district, Kalahandi district, Gandamardhan Hills (Bargarh district), Khurda district, Keonjhar district, Ganjam district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). 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=Dalbergia lanceolaria. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.