Sageraea elliptica Hook.f. & Thomson

 
  • Family : ANNONACEAE
    (Custard Apple Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Annonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Bocagea elliptica (A.DC.) Hook.f. & Thomson; Sageraea hookeri Pierre; Uvaria elliptica A.DC.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sageraea elliptica (A.DC.) Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Common name : The Andamanese Bow-wood tree
  • Vernacular name :
    • Thabut (Burmeese), Chai
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : A frequent tree in the deciduous and semi- deciduous forests of the islands.
  • Comments / notes : Wood yellowish-white, heavy, straight grained and elastic, elastic and durable. Used for making boats and bows.
  • Key identification features : A moderate-sized but tall tree (50-80x8-5), with a straight stem and smooth dark brown or greenish bark, often with conspicuous white patches and peeling in long strips. Leaves 8-12 in. long, and 2-3 in. broad, narrowly oblong, acute or obtuse at the base or apex, glabrous and glossy, lateral nerves 14-16 pairs. Flowers globose, yellowish, petals thick, ovate-orbicular, concave. Ripe carpels globose.
  • Flower, Fruit : February-May
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Native : Andaman Is., Cambodia, Malaya, Myanmar, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Conservation Status : Not evaluated (IUCN).
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 77
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sageraea elliptica. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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