Herbarium JCB

Gyrocarpus americanus N.J.Jacquin

Family : HERNANDIACEAEA
Family (As per The Plant List) : Hernandiaceae
Species : Gyrocarpus americanus
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq.
Common name : Helicopter Tree, Catamaran Wood Tree
Vernacular name : Zaitun (Hin.); Kaadu Bende (Kan.)
Collection Nos : KFP 6370, KFP 9834
Key identification features : A moderate size deciduous tree that grows to about 12 m in height with a smooth, shining, greenish-white bark. The leaves are ovate, rarely irregularly lobed, dark green above and pale grey underneath. They are 3-nerved from the base and often crowded at the branch ends. Inflorescence is large, branched with small greenish-yellow flowers which are unpleasant smelling. Fruit is a woody nut with two long thin wings.
Habit : Tree
Native : Indo-Malayan
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Belgaum, Bijapur, Chitradurga, Gulbarga, Mysore, Raichur, Tumkur
Floras referred : Saldanha, 1984; Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore; Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District