Microtropis discolor (Wall.) Wall. ex Meisn.

 
  • Family : CELASTRACEAE
    (Staff-Tree Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MALKANGANI FAMILY (मालकांगनी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Celastraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cassine discolor Wall.; Euonymus garcinifolius Roxb.; Microtropis garcinifolia Wall. ex Wight; Microtropis sessiliflora Merr. & F.L.Freeman
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Microtropis discolor (Wall.) Wall. ex Meisn.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Forest
  • Key identification features : Trees or large shrubs up to 12 m high; Leaves broadly elliptic-Ianceolate; Flowers in axillary corymbose or umbellate cymes, purplish or greenish white; Capsules globose.
  • Flower, Fruit : June- October
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng
    • Assam : Assam
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Laos, Malaya, 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 : 330
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Microtropis discolor. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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