Stereospermum suaveolens (Roxb.) DC.

 
  • Family : BIGNONIACEAE
    (Bignonia Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NEELI GULMOHUR FAMILY (नीली गुलमोहर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Bignoniaceae
  • Basionym : Bignonia suaveolens Roxb.
  • Synonym(s) : Stereospermum colais var. shendurunii Sasidh., Sujanapal & Binoy
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Stereospermum chelonoides (L.f.) DC.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Padari mara (Kannada)
    • Kokkesa, Kalagu, Kuberaakshi, Tella-pala, Patala, Ambuvasini, Kaligotu, Patali (Telugu)
    • Kalagari, Padal, Paroli, Padiri, Poopatiri (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, Moist forests
  • Flower, Fruit : March-February
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 21/01/1975
  • Collection Nos : SJC 18383
  • Collection Locality : Lal Bagh, Bangalore
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Vishakapatnam district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district
    • Telangana : Khammam district
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Kollam district
    • Jharkhand :
    • Madhya Pradesh : Madhya Pradesh
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Indigenous Plants at Biodiversity Park, Ranchi - Ranchi Afforestation Division, Forest and Environmental Department, Jharkhand
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Stereospermum suaveolens. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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