- Family : JUGLANDACEAE
(Walnut Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : AKHROT FAMILY (अखरोट फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Juglandaceae
- Synonym(s) : Euphorbia chrysocoma H.Lév. & Vaniot; Tithymalus sikkimensis (Boiss.) Hurus. & Yu.Tanaka
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Engelhardia spicata Lechen ex Blume
- Common name : Mauwa
- Vernacular name :
- Lal amiri, lewa, rumgach (Assamese)
- Gadh mauha, mahwa, samma, silapoma (Hindi)
- Dieng lamba, dieng lyba (Khasi): Savyak, Sugreot-kung (Lepcha)
- Mizo: hnum (Mizo)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Forests on mountain slopes or in valleys; near sea level to 2100 m
- Key identification features : Trees to 20 m tall. Leaves even-pinnate, rarely odd-pinnate, 15-35 cm; petiole 2.5-11.5 cm, glabrous or pubescent; rachis glabrous or pubescent. utlets globose or ovoid, 3-6 mm, hispid; wings hispid at base
- Flower, Fruit : November-August
- Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Rudraprayag district,Nainital district
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
- Native : India, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
- Literature :
- Photographs of Dr. Navendu Page
- Photographs of Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Engelhardia spicata. Downloaded on 2 July 2024.
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