Palaquium polyanthum (Wall. ex G.Don) Baill.

 
  • Family : SAPOTACEAE
    (Sapodilla Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHIKOO FAMILY (चीकू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Sapotaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Bassia polyantha Wall. ex G.Don; Dichopsis polyantha (Wall. ex G.Don) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Gamble; Isonandra polyantha (Wall. ex G.Don) Kurz
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Palaquium polyanthum (Wall. ex G.Don) Baill.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Trees, 10-13 m high; Leaves obovate-oblong, subobtuse, densely silky tomentose to glabrescent beneath; Flowers in lax clustered towards apices of branches, creamish; Berries obovoid, scaly brown, I-seeded.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- August
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
  • Native : Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 131
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Palaquium polyanthum. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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