Butea superba Roxb.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Butea superba
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Butea superba Roxb.
  • Vernacular name : Kesu, Palasa lata, Chihunt (Hin.); Mutthugada balli (Kan.); Tiga moduga, Telga modugu (Tel.); Noi Palas, Palas-noi, Lat palas (Ori.); Lata palasa (San.)
  • Collection Nos : RRLB 5652; RRLB 10958
  • Collector(s) Name : H.O Saxena & M. Brahmam
  • Collection Date : 26/03/1985; 21/02/2008
  • Collection Locality : Champagad, Similipal, MYB; Chitapari, MLK, Odisha
  • Key identification features : A gigantic climbers, with red/orong flowers and fruits
  • Habit : Liana
  • Flower, Fruit : February-July
  • Comments : Occasional in dry deciduous forests of Eastern Ghats.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : West Godavari district, East Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), MLK (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa
  • 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=Butea superba. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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