Mastixia arborea (Wight) C.B.Clarke

 
  • Family : CORNACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Cornaceae
  • Species : Mastixia arborea
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Mastixia arborea (Wight) C.B.Clarke
  • Vernacular name : Gulla (Kan.)
  • Collection Nos : CS & HSS 59
  • Endemism : Western Ghats
  • Key identification features : A medium -sized or large tree. Leaves elliptic or elliptic-oblong, shortly acuminate at apex. Inflorescence rusty tomentose when young. Fruit ellipsoid
  • Habit : Tree
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Occasional in evergreen forests of Wastelands.Tree yields resinous gum that has camphoraceous smell.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Collection Locality : Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu
  • Distribution Locality : Chikamagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Dharwad, Hassan, Shimoga, Uttara Kannada
  • Floras referred : Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis; Saldanha, 1996; Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara

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