Helicteres isora L.

 
  • Family : STERCULIACEAE
    (STERCULIA OR COCOA FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Malvaceae
  • Species : Helicteres isora
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Helicteres isora L.
  • Common name : East-Indian screw Tree
  • Vernacular name : Petkamra, Aita, Aitem, Marodphali (Hin.); Yedamuri, Kempukaaveri (Kan.); Valampuri, Idampuri (Tam.); Nuliti, Kavanchi, Symali, Shamala, Purikaya, Guba tada, Nuli tada (Tel.); Murmuriya, Muri-muri, Kurkurbicha (Ori.); Aavartanee (San.)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : April-January
  • Native : Tropical Asia
  • Comments : Common in dry deciduous forests up to 1000 m, by forest clearings and hill slopes. Also brought into gardens and plantations.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Indian sub-continent, Malay Peninsula, Sri Lanka, Australia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; 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; 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=Helicteres isora. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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