Polyalthia cerasoides (Roxb.) Bedd.

 
  • Family : ANNONACEAE
    (Custard Apple Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Annonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Guatteria bifaria A.DC.; Guatteria cerasoides (Roxb.) Dunal; Hubera cerasoides (Roxb.) Chaowasku; Polyalthia bifaria (A.DC.) Hook.f. & Thomson; Polyalthia cerasoides (Roxb.) Bedd.; Polyalthia crassipetala Merr.; Unona cerasoides (Roxb.) Baill.; Uvaria cerasoides Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Huberantha cerasoides (Roxb.) Chaowasku
  • Habit : Shrub or small Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical forest
  • Key identification features : 2-7 m high with spreading crown; Leaves oblong-lanceolate; Flowers solitary on axillary tubercles, 0.8-1.2 cm across, greenish white; Fruits ellipsoid or ovoid, dark red when ripe
  • Flower, Fruit : December- May.
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Lohit district, Siang district
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 126
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Polyalthia cerasoides. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

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