Connarus monocarpus L.

 
  • Family : CONNARACEAE
    (Indian Zebrawood Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CONNARUS FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : CONNARACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Connarus monocarpus L.
  • Vernacular name : Kuriel, Puzhukkadikaya (Malayalam); Chettupulukodi (Tamil)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests; also in the plains, open forests and wasteland
  • Key identification features : A low straggling shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : April-June
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district
  • World Distribution : Peninsular India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Saldanha, C. J. 1996. Flora of Karnataka vol. 2; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI; Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
  • 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=Connarus monocarpus. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.

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