Citharexylum spinosum L.

 
  • Family : VERBENACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Verbenaceae
  • Species : Citharexylum spinosum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Citharexylum spinosum L.
  • Common name : Fiddle wood
  • Collection Nos : KFP 998
  • Key identification features : A small tree, branches tetragonal. Corolla white
  • Habit : Tree
  • Native : Caribbean territories
  • Comments : Fragrant flowers. The name citharexylum (from the Greek - kithara meaning lyre, and xylon meaning wood) and the common name of fiddlewood is used to refer to the timber which make sounding boards and accesories for musical instruments. Fruits are seldom seen.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bangalore, Davanagere, Hassan, Mysore, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada
  • Floras referred : Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Bangalore; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Coorg; Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi; Manjunath et al., 2003 - Davanagere; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara

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