Zanthoxylum ovalifolium Wight

 
  • Family : RUTACEAE
    (Rue Or Citrus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NIMBU FAMILY (नींबू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rutaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Fagara ovalifolia (Wight) Engl.; Fagara varians Domin; Limonia leptostachya Jack ex Hook.f.; Toddalia mitis Miq. ex Hook.f.; Zanthoxylum dominianum Merr. & L.M.Perry; Zanthoxylum inerme C.T.White & W.D.Francis; Zanthoxylum lucidum Wall.; Zanthoxylum sepiarium Wight; Zanthoxylum suberosum C.T.White; Zanthoxylum wallichianum Steud.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Zanthoxylum ovalifolium Wight
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, Deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Common
  • Key identification features : Scandent shrub or small tree at alt 1020 m. Armed shrubs with cream – pink colored flowers in clusters.
  • Flower, Fruit : November-August
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha; Cecil J. Saldanha, P. Prakash
  • Collection Date : 28-06-1980, 12-11-1978
  • Collection Nos : KFP 11662; KFP 4074
  • Collection Locality : Chikkamagalur Dist.; South Kanara dist
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district, Chikkamagaluru district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kottayam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Kanyakumari district, Madurai district, The Nilgiri district, Tirunelveli district
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : North and Middle Andaman,South Andaman
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, India, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, New Guinea, Queensland
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Myanmar, Java, Papua & New Guinea
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
    • Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 109
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Zanthoxylum ovalifolium. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

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