• Family : BIGNONIACEAE
  (Bignonia Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : NEELI GULMOHUR FAMILY (नीली गुलमोहर फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : BIGNONIACEAE
• Synonym(s) : Stereospermum colais var. angustifolium Bennet & Raizada
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Stereospermum angustifolium Haines
• Vernacular name : Paadhaalamaram, Poopadiri (Tamil); Muvva-chettu (Telugu); Chhai-patoli, Chuin patulo (Oria)
• Habit : Tree
• Habitat : Deciduous forests
• Comments / notes : Occasional in deciduous forests of Eastern Ghats above 800m.
• Flower, Fruit : April-June
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, Srikakulam district, Vizianagaram district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Krishna district
  • Odisha : Ganjam district, Sambalpur district, Angul district
• Native : Indian subcontinent
• World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Myanmar
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Stereospermum angustifolium. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

Botanical Description