Xantolis tomentosa (Roxb.) Raf.

 
  • Family : SAPOTACEAE
    (Sapodilla Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHIKOO FAMILY (चीकू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Sapotaceae
  • Basionym : Sideroxylon tomentosum Roxb.
  • Synonym(s) : Sapota elengioides A.DC.; Achras elengioides (A.DC.) Bedd.; Xantolis tomentosa var. elengoides (A.DC.) Vajr.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Xantolis tomentosa (Roxb.) Raf.
  • Common name : Hairy Xantolis
  • Vernacular name :
    • Hudigullu, Kampale (Kannada)
    • Kunduru manu, Bejjurenu (Telugu)
    • Jayastha Mudhuro, Ghurmur, Jasti madhu, Kantabobhula, Kantabohul, Kantaboro (Oria)
    • Karimkara (Malayalam)
    • Palai (Tamil)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Occasional in valleys of moist evergreen forests up to 1500m.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-February
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.Keshava Murthy, K.P.Sreenath
  • Collection Date : 28/09/1978
  • Collection Nos : KFP 3036
  • Collection Locality : Khursi, Kumta-Sirsi road
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district, Srikakulam district
    • Karnataka : Uttara Kannada district, Chikkamagaluru district
    • Kerala : Palakkad district, Idukki district
    • Maharashtra : Thane district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Mayurbhanj district, Sambalpur district, Angul district, Puri district
    • Tamil Nadu : The Nilgiri district, Dindigul district
  • Native : Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1987). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 2
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Xantolis tomentosa. Downloaded on 9 December 2024.

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