Herbarium JCB

Eugenia bracteata (Willd.) Roxb. ex DC.

Family : MYRTACEAE
(MYRTLE FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Myrtaceae
Species : Eugenia bracteata
Synonym : Syzygium ruscifolium (Willd.) Santapau & Wagh
Basionym : Myrtus bracteata Willd.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Eugenia roxburghii DC.
Vernacular name : Kaya (Tam.); Arivita (Tel.); Chanchar, Unchana, Sagarbatua (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0495
Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & Navendu Page
Collection Date : 24/02/16
Collection Locality : Chandaka-Dampada Wildlife Sanctuary, Khurda district, Odisha State
Habitat : Scrub forest
Key identification features : Small trees. Bark yellowish-grey, smooth.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : March-November
Comments : Occasional in Eastern Ghats in a wide range of habitats from scrub forests to sholas at 1250 m.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Salem district, Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district) (Tamil Nadu State); Simhachalam Hills (Visakhapatnam district), Srikakulam district, Kambakkam Hills (Chittoor district), Rampa Hills (East Godavari district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district, Khurda district, Cuttack district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; 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=Eugenia bracteata. Downloaded on 11 March 2025.