Winchia calophylla A.DC.

 
  • Family : APOCYNACEAE
    (Dogbane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Alstonia glaucescens Monach.; Alstonia pachycarpa Merr. & Chun; Alstonia undulifolia Kochummen & K.M.Wong; Alyxia calophylla Wall.; Winchia glaucescens K.Schum.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Alstonia rostrata C.E.C.Fisch.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Montane rain forests; 300 - 1100 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : The wood is used for making furniture and stationery, and the leaves and bark are used to treat acute bronchitis.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-December
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : China (South Yunnan) to West Sumatera
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 173
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Winchia calophylla. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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