Glochidion hohenackeri Bedd.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : EUPHORBIACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Glochidion hohenackeri (Mull.Arg.) Bedd.
  • Vernacular name : Neeranji (Kannada)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Bark dark-brown, thin, exfoliating in large flakes. Male flowers monsterous consisting of thick turbinate body. Flowers greenish-yellow, female flowers sessile.
  • Collection Nos : CJS 12782, CS 11565
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district, Hassan district, Mysuru district, Shivamogga district, Udupi district, Uttara Kannada district
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : Western Ghats
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Saldanha, C.J. (1996). Flora of Karnataka vol. 2. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi
  • 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=Glochidion hohenackeri. Downloaded on 5 June 2025.

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