Euptelea pleiosperma Hook.f. & Thomson

 
  • Family : EUPTELEACEAE
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Eupteleaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Euptelea davidiana Baill.; Euptelea franchetii Tiegh.; Euptelea delavayi Tiegh.; Euptelea pleiosperma f. franchetii (Tiegh.) P.C.Kuo
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Euptelea pleiosperma Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Moist Forest
  • Comments / notes : Leaves - cooked. A famine food, used when all else fails
  • Key identification features : Shrub with white spots on branches; Leaves broadly elliptic, pale green beneath; Flowers in axillary fascicles, perianth absent; Fruits samaroid, winged, reddish.
  • Flower, Fruit : March- May
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Lohit district
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : China, India, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 115
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Euptelea pleiosperma. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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