Nyssa javanica (Blume) Wangerin

 
  • Family : NYSSACEAE
  • Family (as per The APG System III) :
  • Synonym(s) : Agathisanthes javanica Blume; Ilex daphnephylloides Kurz; Ceratostachys arborea Blume; Daphniphyllopsis capitata Kurz; Nyssa arborea (Blume) Koord.; Nyssa leptophylla W.P.Fang & T.P.Chen; Nyssa sessiliflora Hook.f. & Thomson; Nyssa wenshanensis var. longipedunculata W.P.Fang & Soong
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Nyssa javanica (Blume) Wangerin
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Large trees, young parts silky; Leaves alternate, crowded apically, elliptic-ovate or oblong-lanceolate, cuneate at base, apex acuminate, entire, glabrescent above, glabrous and thinly pubescent beneath; Flowers unisexual, sessile, axillary, collected together in dense globose, pedunculate heads; Male heads: calyx 5-toothed; petals 5, silky pubescent outside; stamens 10, disc fleshy, grooved; Female heads: calyx campanulate, 4-5-toothed; petals 4-5; ovary 1-celled; style with 2 divergent or curled branches; Drupes ellipsoid, greenish yellow, glabrous, purple when ripe, apex pointed.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- December
  • Distribution :
    • Mizoram : Thalthlang
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Singh, N. P., Singh, K. P., & Singh, D. K. (2002). Flora of Mizoram (Vol. 1). Botanical Survey of India. Pg. : 676
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Nyssa javanica. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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