Xanthophyllum arnottianum Wight

 
  • Family : XANTHOPHYLLACEAE
    (Xanthophyllum Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : XANTHOPHYLLUM FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : POLYGALACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved name
  • Vernacular name : Madukka, Madakka, Mottal (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, also sacred groves in the plains
  • Comments / notes : At elevations 40-1100 m.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
  • Endemism : Western Ghats
  • Conservation Status : Vulnerable (VU)
  • Literature : Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI; Navendu Page (2017). Endemic woody plants of the Western Ghats.
  • 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=Xanthophyllum arnottianum. Downloaded on 7 December 2024.

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