Sandoricum koetjape (Burm.f.) Merr.

 
  • Family : MELIACEAE
    (Mahogany Or Neem Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NEEM FAMILY (नीम फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Meliaceae
  • Basionym : Melia koetjape Burm.f.
  • Synonym(s) : Azedarach edule Noronha; Melia koetjape Burm.f.; Sandoricum glaberrimum Hassk.; Sandoricum harmandianum Pierre ex Laness.; Sandoricum harmandii Pierre; Sandoricum harmsianum Perkins; Sandoricum indicum Cav.; Sandoricum maingayi Hiern; Sandoricum nervosum Blume; Sandoricum radiatum King Sandoricum serratum G.Don; Sandoricum ternatum Blanco; Sandoricum venosum M.Roem.; Sandoricum vidalii Merr.; Trichilia nervosa Vahl; Trichilia venosa Spreng.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sandoricum koetjape (Burm.f.) Merr.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Sayai, Sevai (Tamil)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : An evergreen tree 30-40 feet high with a rough, grey and minutely wrinkled bark. Flowers yellow, in axillary pancicles; staminal tube narrow. Fruit globose, yellow and velvety when ripe.
  • Flower, Fruit : December-May
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : Cultivated
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : South Andaman,Haddo
  • Native : Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : India, Cambodia, El Salvador, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Windward Is.
  • Literature :
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 117
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sandoricum koetjape. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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