Caesalpinia digyna Rottler

 
  • Family : CAESALPINIACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : IMLI FAMILY (ईमली फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : LEGUMINOSAE
  • Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Caesalpinia digyna Rottler
  • Common name : Teri pods
  • Vernacular name : Vakeri mal (Hindi); Nune gaccha (Telugu); Gilo, Tari (Oria)
  • Habit : Liana
  • Habitat : Scrub jungle
  • Key identification features : Stragling shrub, spiny
  • Flower, Fruit : August-March
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy, Arun Singh & Navendu Page
  • Collection Date : 27/02/2016
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0568
  • Collection Locality : Barbera to Balugaon road (OD)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, East Godavari district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Mayurbhanj district, Sundergarh district Angul district, Dhenkanal district, Cuttack district
  • World Distribution : India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indo-China, Malaysia, Thailand
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
  • 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=Caesalpinia digyna. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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