Byttneria pilosa Roxb.

 
  • Family : STERCULIACEAE
    (Sterculia Or Cocoa Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COCOA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Byttneria elegans Ridl.; Ayenia indica Christenh. & Byng; Byttneria pilosa Roxb.; Chaetaea pilosa (Roxb.) Adelb.; Commersonia pilosa G.Don
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ayenia elegans (Ridl.) ined.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Sazukhnawnghlap, Zazuunghawnghlap (Lushai)
    • Damsaw, Dum-shoh (Riang)
  • Habit : Climbing Shrub
  • Habitat : Scrub
  • Key identification features : Large, woody, climbing shrubs; branchlets grooved, densely stellate-pubescent; Leaves orbicular to ovate, stellately pubescent on both surfaces; Flowers in axillary paniculate cymes, orange-yellowish; Capsules subglobose, 5-valved, densely covered with barbed prickles; seeds 1 per locule, triangular.
  • Flower, Fruit : September- May
  • Distribution :
    • Mizoram : Between Lungleh and Ridge camp, Donkomia-Pangsal, Thenzawl, Tlabung, Dampa, Hnathial-Aizawl road
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, India, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Singh, N. P., Singh, K. P., & Singh, D. K. (2002). Flora of Mizoram (Vol. 1). Botanical Survey of India. Pg. : 249-251
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Byttneria pilosa. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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