Kleinhovia hospita L.

 
  • Family : STERCULIACEAE
    (STERCULIA OR COCOA FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Malvaceae
  • Species : Kleinhovia hospita
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Kleinhovia hospita L.
  • Common name : Tree Antigonon, The Kleinhovia
  • Vernacular name : Poonai thekku (Tam.)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : September-December
  • Native : Molucca
  • Comments : Often planted in gardens.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : East Tropical Africa, Tropical Asia from Mascarene Islands to Polynesia; Planted elsewhere
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa 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=Kleinhovia hospita. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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