Wrightia coccinea (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Sims

 
  • Family : APOCYNACEAE
    (Dogbane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Nerium coccineum Roxb. ex Hornem.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Wrightia coccinea (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Sims
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Deciduous trees up to 7 m tall; Leaves simple, opposite, elliptic or elliptic-oblong; margin entire; Flowers showy, in solitary axillary inflorescences, bisexual; sepals 5, fused; petals 5, fused, crimson red; stamens 5; styles short, stigma basal; Fruits linear-cylindric, green when young, brown when mature, many-seeded.
  • Flower, Fruit : January- December
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Siang
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Navendu Page., Aparajita Datta., Bibidishananda Basu (2022). Trees of Arunachal Pradesh-a field guide, Pg: 558-559
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 162-163
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Wrightia coccinea. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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