Xantolis tomentosa (Roxb.) Raf.

 
  • Family : SAPOTACEAE
    (Sapodilla Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHIKOO FAMILY (चीकू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : SAPOTACEAE
  • Basionym : Sideroxylon tomentosum Roxb.
  • Synonym(s) : Sapota elengioides A.DC.; Achras elengioides (A.DC.) Bedd.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Xantolis tomentosa (Roxb.) Raf.
  • Common name : Hairy Xantolis
  • Vernacular name : Hudigullu, Kampale (Kannada); Kunduru manu, Bejjurenu (Telugu); Jayastha Mudhuro, Ghurmur, Jasti madhu, Kantabobhula, Kantabohul, Kantaboro (Oria); Karimkara (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Occasional in valleys of moist evergreen forests up to 1500m.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-February
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district, Srikakulam district
    • Karnataka : Uttara Kannada district, Chikkamagaluru district
    • Kerala : Palakkad district, Idukki district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Mayurbhanj district, Sambalpur district, Angul district, Puri district
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indo-China
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; 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=Xantolis tomentosa. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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