Engelhardia roxburghiana Lindl.

 
  • Family : JUGLANDACEAE
    (Walnut Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AKHROT FAMILY (अखरोट फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Juglandaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Alfaroa roxburghiana (Lindl.) Iljinsk.; Alfaropsis roxburghiana (Lindl.) Iljinsk.; Engelhardia chrysolepis Hance; Engelhardia fenzlii Merr.; Engelhardia formosana (Hayata) Hayata; Engelhardia polystachya Radlk.; Engelhardia pterococca (Roxb.) Kuntze; Engelhardia roxburghiana f. brevialata W.E.Manning; Engelhardia spicata var. formosana Hayata; Engelhardia unijuga Chun ex P.Y.Chen; Engelhardia wallichiana Lindl. ex C.DC.; Engelhardia wallichiana var. chrysolepis (Hance) C.DC.; Juglans pterococca Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Engelhardia roxburghiana Lindl.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Chhal-bih, Lewa (Assamese)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : In evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Bark is used as fish poison
  • Key identification features : Trees, up to 20 m high; Leaves pinnate; leaflets oblong-Ianceolate, serrate; Inflorescence terminal, receptacles of male flowers round; Female flowers and fruits glabrous.
  • Flower, Fruit : March- May
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang, Subansiri
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, India, Hainan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, India, Hainan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Taiwan, 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: 424
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Engelhardia roxburghiana. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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