Sloanea dasycarpa (Benth.) Hemsl.

 
  • Family : ELAEOCARPACEAE
    (Olivnut Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RUDRAKSHA FAMILY (रुद्राक्ष फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Elaeocarpaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Echinocarpus dasycarpus Benth.; Sloanea formosana H.L.Li
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sloanea dasycarpa (Benth.) Hemsl.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bandor-kakoi (Assamese)
  • Habit : Trees
  • Habitat : Tropical moist forests
  • Comments / notes : Used for planks and making tea chests
  • Key identification features : Evergreen trees up to 30 m high; Leaves elliptic or oblong, glabrous beneath; Flowers axillary, solitary, yellowish white; Capsules globose with deciduous spines; Seeds black with red aril.
  • Flower, Fruit : July- March
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, China, Bhutan, Hainan, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 268-270
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sloanea dasycarpa. Downloaded on 8 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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