Altingia excelsa Noronha

 
  • Family : HAMAMELIDACEAE
    (Hamamile Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : HAMAMELIS FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Hamamelidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Altingia caerulea Poir.; Altingia excelsa Noronha; Liquidambar altingia Blume; Liquidambar altingiana Blume; Liquidambar cerasifolia (Wall. & Griff.) Voigt; Liquidambar rasamala Blume; Sedgwickia cerasifolia Wall. & Griff.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Liquidambar excelsa (Noronha) Oken
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : Aromatic, lofty trees up to 35 m tall, much branched at top; Leaves lanceolate, caudate; Flowers unisexual, male in dense racemose heads, female in solitary heads, apetalous; Capsules globose, brown, tomentose, many seeded.
  • Flower, Fruit : January- May
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Siang, Subansiri
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Island, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera,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 : 491
    • Navendu Page., Aparajita Datta., Bibidishananda Basu (2022). Trees of Arunachal Pradesh-a field guide, Pg: 452-453
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Altingia excelsa. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

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