Gordonia obtusa Wall. ex Wight & Arn.

 
  • Family : THEACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Pentaphylacaceae
  • Species : Gordonia obtusa
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Gordonia obtusa Wall. ex Wight
  • Common name : Blunt-leaved Gordonia
  • Vernacular name : Mallanga (Kan.)
  • Collection Nos : KFP 1709, KFP 12538, KFP 5153
  • Endemism : Western Ghats
  • Key identification features : An evergreen tree. Leaves are simple, entire or crenate, oblong lanceolate, upto 15.5cm long, 5 cm broad, shortly petioled. Flowers are axillary and solitary. Corola is attractive, Petals fused at base, and united with stamens. Ovary is white and pubescent with 3 stigma. Fruit is a capsule dehiscing in to 5 valves.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Leaves used as substitute for tea in Nilgiris.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Chikamagalur, Hassan, Kodagu, Shimoga
  • Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Saldanha, 1984; Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Coorg

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