Xanthophyllum andamanicum King

 
  • Family : POLYGALACEAE
    (Milkwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SANJIVANI FAMILY (संजीवनी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygalaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Xanthophyllum andamanicum King
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : A very common evergreen tree met with in evergreen forest in all localities
  • Comments / notes : The flowers have the superficial appearance of those of the Pea family.
  • Key identification features : A moderate sized tree with a dense brown; bark pale grey, smooth; branchlets black. Flowers nearly in lax small panicles; petals 5, white with a rose flush, 2 reflexed and dashed with yellow, 2 spreading and the lower keeled and to which 2 of the 8 stamens are attached.
  • Flower, Fruit : February-May
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Native : Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Myanmar
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 85
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Xanthophyllum andamanicum. Downloaded on 11 November 2024.

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