Dolichandrone atrovirens (Roth) Sprague

 
  • Family : BIGNONIACEAE
    (BIGNONIA FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Bignoniaceae
  • Species : Dolichandrone atrovirens
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Not found in The Plant List
  • Common name : Spathe Trumpet Tree
  • Vernacular name : Udi (Kan.); Pampaadhiri (Tam.); Vadi, Oddi, Niruoddi, Vanka nirodi, Niruddi (Tel.)
  • Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.
  • Collection Locality : Akasaganga, Tirumala Hills, Chittoor district
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • Habitat : Deciduous forest
  • Key identification features : Deciduous tree up to 20 m height with young parts velvety tomentose. Leaves are once pinnate, leaflets 2-3 pairs. Inflorescence corymbose, flowers are white, fragrant; fruit is a capsule, 40cm long.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Native : India
  • Comments : From foothills of deciduous forests to 900 m.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Dharmapuri district (Tamil Nadu State); Kurnool district, Anantapur district, Kadapa district, Chittoor district, Visakhapatnam district, Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.; Naidu, M.T. & O.A. Kumar (2015). Tree species diversity in the Eastern Ghats of northern Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(8): 7443-7459
  • 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=Dolichandrone atrovirens. Downloaded on 2 February 2025.

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