- Family : SAPINDACEAE
(Soapberry Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : REETHA FAMILY (रीठा फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Sapindaceae
- Basionym : Sapindus rubiginosus Roxb.
- Synonym(s) : Cupaniopsis godefroyi Guillaumin; Erioglossum cuneifolium Blume; Erioglossum edule Blume; Erioglossum rubiginosum (Roxb.) Blume; Lepisanthes balansana Gagnep.; Lepisanthes hirta Ridl.; Moulinsia cupanioides Cambess.; Moulinsia rubiginosa G.Don; Pancovia rubiginosa Baill. ex Kurz; Sapindus alternifolius Buch.-Ham. ex Wight & Arn.; Sapindus edulis Blume; Sapindus fraxinifolius DC.; Sapindus longifolius Buch.-Ham. ex Wight & Arn.; Sapindus pinnatus Roxb. ex Hiern; Sapindus rubiginosus Roxb.; Uitenia stilaginea Noronha ex Miq.; Vitenia edulis (Blume) Steud.; Vitenia stilaginea Noronha ex Cambess.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh.
- Vernacular name :
- Lahunga, Sangabanga, Menhga koli, Ankula, Sona mahanga, Nunga (Oria)
- Ishi rashi (Telugu)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
- Comments / notes : Cultivated. Fruit edible
- Key identification features : Branchlets, young leaves and inflorescence covered with dense golden brown tomentum
- Flower, Fruit : April-June
- Distribution :
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : North and Middle Andaman,South Andaman,Ritchie\'s Archipelago taluk (Havelock Island),Rutland,Baratang and South Cinque Islands
- Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Islands, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Aust
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Islands, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
- Sankara Rao, 2009. Flora of IISc, Bangalore.
- Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla
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- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lepisanthes rubiginosa. Downloaded on 2 July 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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Habitat
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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