Eriolaena hookeriana Wight & Arn.

 
  • Family : STERCULIACEAE
    (STERCULIA OR COCOA FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Malvaceae
  • Species : Eriolaena hookeriana
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Eriolaena hookeriana Wight & Arn.
  • Vernacular name : Uduppai (Tam.); Nanbotku, Nara-botaka (Tel.); Bonta (Ori.)
  • Endemism : Central and Peninsular India
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : April-December
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Occasional in deciduous and mixed forests up to 1000 m on cleared slopes in full sun. A good source of nectar for most pollinators.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Chitteri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Periyakalrayan Hills (Salem district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district) (Tamil Nadu State); Andhra Pradesh State; Sambalpur district, Angul district, Kandhamal district, Kalahandi district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; 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=Eriolaena hookeriana. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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