- Family : MYRTACEAE
(Myrtle Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : JAMUN FAMILY (जामुन फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Myrtaceae
- Synonym(s) : Eugenia roxburghii DC.; Syzygium ruscifolium (Willd.) Santapau & Wagh; Eugenia rothii Panigrahi
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Eugenia roxburghii DC.
- Vernacular name :
- Arivita (Telugu)
- Chanchar, Unchana, Sagarbatua (Sanskrit)
- Chanchar (Oria)
- Kaya (Tamil)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Scrub forests & Tropical evergreen forests
- Comments / notes : Common in hills of Eastern Ghats at 1000-1250m.
- Key identification features : Bark yellowish-grey, smooth
- Flower, Fruit : March-November
- Collector(s) Name : K. Samkara Rao, Raja K. Swamy, Arun Singh & Navendu Page
- Collection Date : 24/02/2016
- Collection Nos : HJCB-0495
- Collection Locality : Chandaka WLS, Khurda district (OD)
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Srikakulam district, Vishakapatnam district, Chittoor district, East Godavari district
- Goa : South Goa district
- Karnataka : Mysuru district
- Kerala : Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
- Odisha : Puri district, Khurda district, Ganjam district, Cuttack district
- Tamil Nadu : Kolli Hills (Salem district), Dharmapuri district, Namakkal district
- Assam : Assam
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
- Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
- 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=Eugenia bracteata. Downloaded on 28 June 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Field Image(s)
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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