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
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : South Andaman,Narcondam
  • World Distribution : India, Malesia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines, Pakistan, Nepal
  • 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
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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=Aphanamixis polystachya. Downloaded on 1 June 2024.

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