Desmos praecox (Hook.f. & Thomson) Saff.

 
  • Family : ANNONACEAE
    (Custard Apple Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Annonaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Wuodendron praecox (Hook.f. & Thomson) B.Xue, Y.H.Tan & X.L.Hou
  • Vernacular name :
    • Porteng-phang (Assamese)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical semiever-green forest
  • Comments / notes : Wood is good timber, light grey, annual rings marked by larger and more numerous pores.
  • Key identification features : Deciduous Tree uo to 30 m high; Crown conical; Leaves elliptic, ovate or lanceolate; Flowers solitary, extra-axillary or terminal, greenish, scented; Ripe carpels moniliform.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- July.
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : West Kameng district, East Kameng district, Lohit district, Siang district, Subansiri district, Tirap district
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 119
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Desmos praecox. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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