- Family : ANNONACEAE
(Custard-Apple Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Annonaceae
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Alphonsea sclerocarpa Thwaites
- Vernacular name :
- Pulusu mamidi (Telugu)
- Thutta (Malayalam)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Tropical dry evergreen forests, Tropical dry deciduous forests, Shola
- Comments / notes : Wood is used for poles and posts. Also in sacred groves
- Flower, Fruit : February-September
- Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh, Karuppusamy, Tilakar M; Arun Singh, Karuppusamy, Tilakar M
- Collection Date : 16-06-2014, 17-06-2014
- Collection Nos : HJCB-E-09; HJCB-E-17
- Collection Locality : Azhagar Hills, Madurai district; Sirumalai Hills, Dindigal district
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Srikakulam district, Talakona Hills (Chittoor district), Udayagiri Hills (Nellore district), Seshachalam Hills (Kadapa district), Visakhapatnam district (Vishakapatnam district), Vizianagaram district, East Godavari district (East Godavari district)
- Kerala : Idukki district, Thiruvananthapuram district
- Tamil Nadu : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Chitteri Hills (Vellore district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivaganga district), Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villipuram district), Javadu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district)
- World Distribution : India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.
- Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Alphonsea sclerocarpa. Downloaded on 7 September 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Line Drawings
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Field Image(s)
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Habitat
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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