Cassine paniculata (Wight & Arn.) Lobr.-Callen

 
  • Family : CELASTRACEAE
    (STAFF VINE FAMILY or BITTERSWEET FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Celastraceae
  • Species : Cassine paniculata
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cassine paniculata (Wight & Arn.) Lobr.-Callen
  • Key identification features : Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, oblique at base, irregularly crenate along margins. Inflorescense axillary, a dichasial corymbose cymes. Flowers greenish-yellow; petals spathulate.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : September-December
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Chitteri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivagangai district), Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villupuram district), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Visakhapatnam district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
  • Literature : Ravikumar & Balachandran-2014, Journal of Threatened Taxa 6(8): 6108-6121
  • 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=Cassine paniculata. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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