Herbarium JCB

Streblus taxoides (Roth) Kurz

Family : MORACEAE
(MULBERRY FAMILY OR FIG FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Moraceae
Species : Streblus taxoides
Basionym : Trophis taxoides Roth
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Streblus taxoides (Roth) Kurz
Vernacular name : Kattaari, Kuttipadanthai, Kuruntharachedi (Tam.); Sukali (Tel.); Jhumpuri, Phutguri, Phutkuli (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-334
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.Sankara Rao, K.R.K.Swamy & Navendu Page
Collection Date : 24/02/16
Collection Locality : Chandaka-Dampada Wildlife Sanctuary, Khurda district, Odisha State
Habitat : Mixed forest
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : March-June
Comments : Often on hills to 1200 m, by forest borders, stream banks, wastelands forming impenetrable thickets. The fruit along with the foliaceous perianth is used as a vegetable.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Tamil Nadu State; Chittoor district, Visakhapatnam district, East Godavari district, Kadapa district (Andhra Pradesh State); Cuttack district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Ganjam district, Sundargarh district, Kalahandi district, Khurda district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indo-China, Hainan, Malaysia, Java, Timor, Celebes, Philippines, Taiwan
Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; Sankar,R.V., R. Kottaimuthu & K. Ravikumar (2009). Additions to the flora of Sirumalai Hills, Eastern Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 1(7): 379-381.; 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=Streblus taxoides. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.