Celastrus hindsii Benth.

 
  • Family : CELASTRACEAE
    (Staff-Tree Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MALKANGANI FAMILY (मालकांगनी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Celastraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Celastrus approximatus Craib; Celastrus axillaris Ridl.; Celastrus cantonensis Hance; Celastrus merrillii Tardieu; Celastrus oblongifolius Hayata; Celastrus racemulosus Hassk.; Celastrus venulosus Wall. ex M.A.Lawson; Celastrus xizangensis Y.R.Li
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Celastrus hindsii Benth.
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Key identification features : Undershrubs up to 3 m high; Leaves elliptic, oblong or obovate, oily green; Flowers in peduncled cymes, whitish; Capsules oblong, 3-valved, Seeds red.
  • Flower, Fruit : March- September
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Subansiri, Tirap
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Borneo, China, Bhutan, Hainan, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, Ogasawara-shoto, Sulawesi,Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 325
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Celastrus hindsii. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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