- Family : MELIACEAE
(Mahogany Or Neem Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : NEEM FAMILY (नीम फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Meliaceae
- Basionym : Swietenia febrifuga Roxb.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Soymida febrifuga (Roxb.) A. Juss.
- Common name : Indian Mahogany, Indian Redwood
- Vernacular name :
- Swami mara, Somee mara (Kannada)
- Rohini, Sawan, Sohan, Swam (Oria)
- Rohan (Marathi)
- Sittathi, Somimaram, Semmaram, Vadamalai chekku (Tamil)
- Somothi, Sumi, Somi (Telugu)
- Rohan (Hindi)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Deciduous forests
- Comments / notes : Frequent in mixed deciduous forests. Tree is drought- and fire resistant. Bark is used as a febrifuge in Diarrhorea, and Dysentery. Wood takes fine polish so used for furniture.
- Key identification features : Bark bitter, blueish-grey, dark brown or greyish brown, thick, exfoliating in large plates. Sapwood small, whitish
- Flower, Fruit : February-July
- Collector(s) Name : Raja K.Swamy; Navendu Page, Arun Singh, Raja K. Swamy, K. Sankara Rao
- Collection Date : 07-01-2011, 24-02-2016
- Collection Nos : FAP 41804; HJCB-0465
- Collection Locality : Mabbuchintalapalle, Kadapa district (AP); Chandaka WLS, Khurda district (OD)
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Chittoor district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, East Godavari district, Vishakapatnam district
- Karnataka : Ballari district, Dakshina Kannada district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Shivamogga district, Udupi district, Uttara Kannada district
- Maharashtra : Akola district
- Odisha : Puri district, Angul district, Gajapati district, Ganjam district, Mayurbhanj district
- Tamil Nadu : Dharmapuri district, Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Coimbatore district, The Nilgiri district, Ramanathapuram district, Tiruchirapalli district, Salem district
- Madhya Pradesh : Madhya Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Native : Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
- J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- 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=Soymida febrifuga. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.
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