Metadina trichotoma (Zoll. & Moritzi) Bakh.f.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Nauclea trichotoma Zoll. & Moritzi; Adina aralioides (Zoll. & Moritzi) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.; Adina parvula E.T.Geddes; Adina polycephala Benth.; Adina polycephala var. macrophylla Hook.f.; Adina polycephala var. noei Craib; Adina polycephaloides Craib; Adina zschokkei Elmer; Cephalanthus aralioides Zoll. & Moritzi; Nauclea aralioides (Zoll. & Moritzi) Miq.; Nauclea capitellata Voigt; Nauclea polycephala Wall. ex G.Don
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Adina trichotoma (Zoll. & Moritzi) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Trees, leaves lanceolate to elliptic-oblanceolate, apex acuminate, base cuneate, glabrous below, glaucons above, lateral nerves 7-10 pairs; pedunculate in trichotomously branched panicles; peduncles and pedicels glabrous or puberulose; calyx tubular, pubescent, lobes oblong-obtuse; corolla tubular, lobes 4-5, ovate, persistent; ovary 2-celled; style exserted; stigma clavate; capsules obovoid, crowned by calyx limb; seeds minute, minutely winged.
  • Flower, Fruit : October- April
  • Distribution :
    • Mizoram : Thingphal, Tawkzawl, Tepaimukh, Sialsuk, Aizawl
  • Native : Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Singh, N. P., Singh, K. P., & Singh, D. K. (2002). Flora of Mizoram (Vol. 1). Botanical Survey of India. Pg. : 702
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Metadina trichotoma. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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