Xanthophyllum arnottianum Wight

 
  • Family : XANTHOPHYLLACEAE
    (Xanthophyllum Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : XANTHOPHYLLUM FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygalaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Xanthophyllum flavescens Roxb.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Madukka, Madakka, Mottal (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, Tropical semi-evergreen forests, also sacred groves in the plains
  • Comments / notes : At elevations 40-1100 m.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Western Ghats
  • Conservation Status : Vulnerable (VU)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Navendu Page (2017). Endemic woody plants of the Western Ghats.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Xanthophyllum arnottianum. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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