Lepisanthes andamanica King

 
  • Family : SAPINDACEAE
    (Soapberry Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : REETHA FAMILY (रीठा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Sapindaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lepisanthes andamanica King
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Evidently rare
  • Key identification features : A small tree. Flowers in compound panicles; sepals 5, unequal, obovate, tomentose outside; petals 5, scaled; stamens 8, with villous filaments. Fruit almost globular, with 3 deep vertical ridges.
  • Flower, Fruit : February-April
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : South Andaman,Port Mout
  • Native : Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nicobar Is.
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 137
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lepisanthes andamanica. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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