Triumfetta rotundifolia Lam.

 
  • Family : TILIACEAE
    (Linden Or Jute Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : FALSA FAMILY (फालसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Triumfetta malabarica Koen. ex Rottb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Triumfetta rotundifolia Lam.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Benki tuttori (Kannada)
    • Adayoti (Tamil)
    • Mendul, Mendurl (Marathi)
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Habitat : Open situations and footHills of deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Occasional on plains by wayside or arable lands and also on hill slopes in deciduous forests.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-January
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K.Swamy
  • Collection Date : 27/09/2010
  • Collection Nos : FAP 40118
  • Collection Locality : Kalasamudram, Anantapur district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : East Godavari district, Anantapur district, Srikakulam district
    • Karnataka : Ballari district
    • Kerala : Palakkad district, Kottayam district
    • Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
    • Tamil Nadu : Vellore district, Tiruvannamalai district, Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Coimbatore district, Vellore district, Pudukkottai district, Ramanathapuram district, Salem district, Villipuram district, Cuddalore district, Tirunelveli district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • World Distribution : South Asia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • 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=Triumfetta rotundifolia. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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