Euodia lunu-akenda (Gaertn.) Merr.

 
  • Family : RUTACEAE
    (CITRUS FAMILY OR RUE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Rutaceae
  • Species : Euodia lunu-akenda
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Melicope lunu-ankenda (Gaertn.) T.G. Hartley
  • Vernacular name : Kattu shenbagam (Tam.)
  • Key identification features : Unarmed tree with lenticellate bark. Branches Leaves are digitately trifoliate.Leaflets are ovate-elliptic, abruptly acuminate. Flowers are white. Fruit is a cocci coriaceous, 0.5 cm long. Seeds are black.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : July-August
  • Comments : Occasional in hills above 900 m and in sholas forests as well.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Pacchamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); East Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Malesia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; 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=Euodia lunu-akenda. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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