Bruinsmia polysperma (C.B.Clarke) Steenis

 
  • Family : STYRACACEAE
    (Silver Bells Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : STYRAX FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Styracaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Styrax polyspermus C.B.Clarke
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bruinsmia polysperma (C.B.Clarke) Steenis
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : The decoction of ripe fruits is used as dye.
  • Key identification features : Trees; Leaves lanceolate, finely crenate, coriaceous, glabrous; Flowers in tenninal corymbs, densely silky; Fruits ellipsoid, subacute, 5-6 -seeded, blue.
  • Flower, Fruit : March- November
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Lohit, Subansiri, Tirap
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, 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: 134
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Bruinsmia polysperma. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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