Vatica chinensis L.

 
  • Family : DIPTEROCARPACEAE
    (Dipterocarpus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAKHU FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Dipterocarpaceae
  • Basionym : Vateria roxburghiana Wight ex Arn.
  • Synonym(s) : Vatica roxburghiana (Wight) Blume
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Vatica chinensis L.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kirudhupa, Uggaladhupa (Kannada)
    • Adakkapine, Cherupiney, Payinipasa (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Wet forests
  • Comments / notes : Rare
  • Flower, Fruit : February-March
  • Collection Nos : 1852 (MH)
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Thrissur district, Alappuzha district, Kollam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature :
    • Cecil J. Saldanha, S. R. Ramesh (1984). Flora of Karnataka State vol. 1. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Vatica chinensis. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.

Botanical Description

India Distribution

World Distribution

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