Semecarpus travancorica Bedd.

 
  • Family : ANACARDIACEAE
    (Cashew Or Mango Or Sumac Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAM FAMILY (आम फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Anacardiaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Semecarpus travancoricus
  • Vernacular name :
    • Avukkaram (Malayalam)
    • Kattushenkottai (Tamil)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, Tropical semi-evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : Large tree
  • Flower, Fruit : November-March
  • Collector(s) Name : M.C Lukose; Fr. Kadavil
  • Collection Locality : Kurisumala, Kottayam District
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kottayam district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Tirunelveli district
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Southern Western Ghats
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Vulnerable (VU)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Semecarpus travancorica. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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