Aphanamixis polystachya (Wall.) Parker

 
  • Family : MELIACEAE
    (Mahogany Or Neem Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NEEM FAMILY (नीम फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Meliaceae
  • Basionym : Aglaia polystachya Wall.
  • Synonym(s) : Canarium vrieseo-teysmannii H.J.Lam; Aglaia aphanamixis Pellegr.; Aglaia beddomei (Kosterm.) S.S.Jain & R.C.Gaur; Aglaia cochinchinensis (Pierre) Pellegr.; Aglaia janowskyi Harms; Alliaria cuneata (Hiern) Kuntze; Amoora amboinensis Miq.; Amoora aphanamixis Schult. & Schult.f.; Amoora beddomei Kosterm.; Amoora cumingiana C.DC.; Amoora elmeri Merr.; Amoora grandifolia (Blume) Walp.; Amoora janowskyi (Harms) Kosterm.; Amoora macrophylla Nimmo; Amoora megalophylla C.DC.; Amoora myrmecophila Warb.; Amoora perrottetiana (A.Juss.) Steud.; Amoora polillensis C.B.Rob.; Amoora polystachya (Wall.) Steud.; Amoora rohituka (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.; Amoora sogerensis Baker f.; Amoora timorensis (A.Juss.) Wight & Arn. ex Steud.; Andersonia rohituka Roxb.; Aphanamixis agusanensis Elmer; Aphanamixis amboinensis (Miq.) Harms; Aphanamixis apoensis Elmer; Aphanamixis blumei Span.; Aphanamixis cochinchinensis Pierre; Aphanamixis coriacea Merr.; Aphanamixis cumingiana (C.DC.) Harms; Aphanamixis davaoensis Elmer; Aphanamixis elmeri (Merr.) Merr.; Aphanamixis grandifolia Blume; Aphanamixis lauterbachii Harms; Aphanamixis macrocalyx Harms; Aphanamixis myrmecophila (Warb.) Harms; Aphanamixis obliquifolia Elmer; Aphanamixis perrottetiana A.Juss.; Aphanamixis pinatubensis Elmer; Aphanamixis polillensis (C.B.Rob.) Merr.; Aphanamixis rohituka (Roxb.) Pierre; Aphanamixis schlechteri Harms; Aphanamixis sinensis F.C.How & T.C.Chen; Aphanamixis timorensis A.Juss.; Aphanamixis tripetala (Blanco) Merr.; Aphanamixis velutina Elmer; Cabralea richardiana C.DC.; Chuniodendron spicatum Hu; Chuniodendron yunnanense Hu; Dysoxylum cuneatum Hiern; Dysoxylum spiciflorum Zipp. ex Miq.; Epicharis cuneata (Hiern) Harms; Ricinocarpodendron cumingianum (C.DC.) Mabb.; Ricinocarpodendron polystachyum (Wall.) Mabb.; Sphaerosacme polystachya Wall.;Sphaerosacme spicata Wall.; Trichilia tripetala Blanco
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aphanamixis polystachya (Wall.) R.Parker
  • Common name : Pithraj Tree, Rohituka Tree
  • Vernacular name :
    • Harin hana (Hindi)
    • Mullu muthala, Rohithaca (Kannada)
    • Malampulavu, Pechambagai, Vellai kongu, Melampuluvam (Tamil)
    • Chawa-manu (Telugu)
    • Mangai, Khanda Gilakusum, Panikusum (Oria)
    • Rohitakah (Sanskrit)
    • Chemmaram, Karakil (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, Tropical semi-evergreen forests, Shola, also in sacred groves
  • Comments / notes : Occasional in evergreen forests and sometimes grown for its valuable timber.
  • Flower, Fruit : January-October
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Karnataka : Chikkamagaluru district, Dakshina Kannada district, Hassan district, Mysuru district, Udupi district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Puri district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district, Namakkal district, Coimbatore district, The Nilgiri district, Salem district, Tiruchirapalli district, Tirunelveli district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : South Andaman,Narcondam
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thai
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • 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
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan district
    • Saldanha, C.J. (1996). Flora of Karnataka vol. 2. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi
    • Gowda, 2004 – Flora of Sringeri
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 -Flora of Mysore
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla, 123
    • Nayar, T. S., et al, 2006. Flowering plants of Kerala, A hand book
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aphanamixis polystachya. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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