Saurauia punduana Wall.

 
  • Family : ACTINIDIACEAE
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Actinidiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Saurauia fasciculata var. abbreviata Choisy; Ternstroemia panduana Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Saurauia punduana Wall.
  • Habit : Shrub or small Tree
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Comments / notes : Ripe fruits are sweet, edible
  • Key identification features : Shrub or Small Tree up to 8 m high, young branches tomentose and scaly; Leaves elliptic, glabrous above and white tomentose beneath; Flowers in axillary cymes, white or pink; Berries globose, red.
  • Flower, Fruit : March- February
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang district, Dibang Valley district, Siang district, Subansiri district, Tirap district
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 230
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Saurauia punduana. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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