Herbarium JCB

Wrightia arborea (Dennst.) Mabb.

Family : APOCYNACEAE
(Dogbane Family)
Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : APOCYNACEAE
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Wrightia arborea (Dennst.) Mabb.
Vernacular name : Dudhi, Dharauli, Dhaira, Daira (Hindi); Kadu kanagilu, Benki gida (Kannada); Karuppalai (Tamil); Tella pala, Tedlapala, Paala adavi venkudu, Paala bariki, Nugu pala, Pedda paala, Kailamukri (Telugu); Phadkurwan, Bot-kurhein, Duku keruen, Sanchi kurchi, Phao Kurni, Dhubo kure, Pal kurwan, Harido (Oria); Tambda kuda (Marathi); Mylampala, Nilampala, Nettampala, Thouthapal (Malayalam)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Dry deciduous forests and sacred groves
Comments / notes : On hills to 1400m
Flower, Fruit : April-December
Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy, Arun Singh & Navendu Page
Collection Date : 27/02/2016
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-328
Collection Locality : Barbera forest, Khurda district (OD)
Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, East Godavari district, Vishakapatnam district, Kadapa district, Srikakulam district, Anantapur district
- Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Alappuzha district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
- Maharashtra : Akola district
- Odisha : Ganjam district, Koraput district, Bargarh district
- Tamil Nadu : Salem district, Vellore district
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China. S.China, Malay Penisula
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
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=Wrightia arborea. Downloaded on 4 April 2025.