Herbarium JCB

Pittosporum floribundum Wight & Arn.

Family : PITTOSPORACEAE
(PITTOSPORUM FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Pittosporaceae
Species : Pittosporum floribundum
Synonym : Pittosporum wightii A.K.Mukh.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Pittosporum napaulense (DC.) Rehder & E.H. Wilson
Vernacular name : Vellai Pacha murukku, Kattu Sampanki (Tam.); Rakautti, Rakamuki, Chettu-kasirda (Tel.); Purshpashan, Debosunda, Devson, Chachin (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0031
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.
Collection Date : 12/09/14
Collection Locality : Pudunur R.F., Javadhu Hills, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu State
Habitat : Dry deciduous forest
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : May-August
Native : Indian sub-continent
Comments : Rare in moist deciduous forests on hills up to 1000 m and in shola forests in Eastern Ghats. Bark extracts are used in local medicine.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Tiruvannamalai district, Guttirayan Hills (Dharmapuri district), Kambukudi RF (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district) (Tamil Nadu State); Tirumala Hills, Horsley Hills (Chittoor district), Anantagiri Hills (Visakhapatnam district), Vijayanagaram district, Rampa Hills (East Godavari district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Mahendragiri Hills (Ganjam district), Deomali Hills (Koraput district), Kalahandi district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Himalayas
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.; 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=Pittosporum floribundum. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.