Pleurostylia opposita (Wallich) Alston

 
  • Family : CELASTRACEAE
    (STAFF VINE FAMILY or BITTERSWEET FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Celastraceae
  • Species : Pleurostylia opposita
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Pleurostylia opposita (Wall.) Alston
  • Vernacular name : Siriu piyari, Karuvaali (Tam.); Kunti Chinta (Tel.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0023; HJCB-0113
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy, Rajasri Ray; K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & K.Sankara Rao
  • Collection Date : 12/09/14; 26/10/2014
  • Collection Locality : Alangayam R.F., Javadhu Hills, Tamil Nadu State; Talakona Reserve Forest, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
  • Habitat : Mixed-deciduous forest
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Comments : Occasional on foothills to 1400 m in a range of habitats, from full sun-exposed slopes to the interior of sholas.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Javdhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Visakhapatnam district, Nellore district, Kadapa district, Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Mauritius
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; Sankar,R.V., R. Kottaimuthu & K. Ravikumar (2009). Additions to the flora of Sirumalai Hills, Eastern Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 1(7): 379-381.; 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=Pleurostylia opposita. Downloaded on 20 June 2024.

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