Mitrephora tomentosa Hook.f. & Thomson

 
  • Family : ANNONACEAE
    (Custard Apple Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Annonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Kinginda thorelii (Pierre) Kuntze; Kinginda tomentosa (Hook.f. & Thomson) Kuntze; Melodorum arboreum Lour.; Mitrephora bousigoniana Pierre; Mitrephora collinsiae Craib; Mitrephora edwardsii Pierre
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Mitrephora tomentosa Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Key identification features : Upto 20 m high with oval crown; Leaves lanceolate, ovate or elliptic, tomentose beneath; Flowers in leaf-opposed or terminal cymes, ca 7 cm across, brown silky tomentose; Ripe carpels tomentose.
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : West Kameng district, East Kameng district, Lohit district, Siang district, Subansiri district, Tirap district
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 125-126
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Mitrephora tomentosa. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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