Pterospermum xylocarpum (Gaertn.) Santapau & Wagh

 
  • Family : STERCULIACEAE
    (STERCULIA OR COCOA FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Malvaceae
  • Species : Pterospermum xylocarpum
  • Basionym : Velaga xylocarpa Gaertn.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved
  • Vernacular name : Kesali, Kanaka champaka, Oopin, Rajatharu (Kan.); Masapoondi, Masippuluvai (Tam.); Lolgu chettu, Tada (Tel.); Machh kund, Giringa (Ori.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0484 A & B
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy, K.Sankara Rao & Navendu Page
  • Collection Date : 24/02/16
  • Collection Locality : Chandaka-Dampada Wildlife Sanctuary, Khurda district, Odisha State
  • Habitat : Mixed forest
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : October-May
  • Native : Indian sub-continent
  • Comments : Occasional on hills up to 900 m in mixed forests and degraded forests. Sometimes seen along banks of shallow ravines. The woody fruit is persistent.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Tamil Nadu State; Srisailam Hills, Ahobilam Hills, Owk R.F. (Kurnool district), Penchalakona Hills (Nellore district), Palakonda Hills, Guvvalacheruvu RF (Kadapa district), Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Talakona R.F. (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State) Similipal Hills, Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary (Khurda district) (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar
  • 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; 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=Pterospermum xylocarpum. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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