Suriana maritima L.

 
  • Family : SURIANACEAE
    (Bay Cedar Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BAY CEDAR FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Surianaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Suriana maritima L.
  • Common name : Bay Cedar
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Coastal areas
  • Key identification features : Petals bright or lemon yellow, obovate, 5.5–9 mm. long, 4–5 mm. wide, base clawed for 1 mm., apex rounded, falling easily.
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : Ramanathapuram district
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
  • Native : Aldabra, India, Aruba, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil Northeast, Cayman Is., Chagos Archipelago, Cocos (Keeling) Is., Colombia, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Gilbert Is., Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Lakshadweep Islands, Leeward Is., Lesse
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • 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: 112
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Suriana maritima. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

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