Hymenodictyon orixense (Roxb.) Wall.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (COFFEE FAMILY OR MADDER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Rubiaceae
  • Species : Hymenodictyon orixense
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Hymenodictyon orixense (Roxb.) Mabb.
  • Common name : Bridal Couch Tree
  • Vernacular name : Bahaulan, Kukurkat, Bhurkur, Bhanlan, Bhamin, Dhauli (Hin.); Dodda toppemara (Kan.); Kadappu, Kottha maram (Tam.); Durrudippa, Dudippa, Dadiyetta, Burja (Tel.); Bodika, Konu, Ghuli, Kansa bhurkunda, Bohramal (Ori.); Bringha vraksha (San.)
  • Key identification features : A moderate-sized deciduous tree. Bark is greyish-brown, soft and corky. Leaves are broadly-ovate, acuminate at the apex, narrowed into the petiole at base. Flowers are white in dense cylindrical leafy bracteate spikes.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : August-January
  • Comments : On higher hills of deciduous slopes up to 1400 m.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Shevaroy Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Kurnool district, Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, West Godavari district, Balapalli Hills (Kadapa district), Kullumidi R.F. (East Godavari district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Africa, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Indo-China, Malesia, Java
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; 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.; Naidu, M.T. & O.A. Kumar (2015). Tree species diversity in the Eastern Ghats of northern Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(8): 7443-7459
  • 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=Hymenodictyon orixense. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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