Buchanania cochinchinensis (Lour.) M.R.Almeida

 
  • Family : ANACARDIACEAE
    (Cashew Or Mango Or Sumac Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAM FAMILY (आम फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Anacardiaceae
  • Basionym : Toluifera cochinchinensis Lour.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Glycosmis cochinchinensis (Lour.) Pierre ex Engl.
  • Common name : Calumpong nut, Almondette tree, Cheronjee, Cuddapah almond
  • Vernacular name :
    • Chironji, Piyal, Piar, Char (Hindi)
    • Charoli, Kole maavu, Murkali (Kannada)
    • Saraiparuppu, Moraetha, Morala, Mudaima, Moraimaram (Tamil)
    • Sarapappu, Morli, Sara, Jarumamidi (Telugu)
    • Char (Oria)
    • Priyala (Sanskrit)
    • Charoli (Marathi)
    • Kalamavu, Moongapezhu, Mungapera, Mural, Nuruvei, Nuramaram, Nooramaram Padacheru, Priyalam (Malayalam)
    • Charumamidi, Priyaluvu,Raj-adanamu (Telugu)
    • Chironji, Piyal, sarop (Bengali)
    • Char (Konkani)
    • Chironji (Urdu)
    • Piyal (Assamese)
    • Charoli (Gujarati)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests, Tropical moist deciduous forests, Tropical semi-evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Occasional on hills up to 1400m. The kernels are used in sweetmeats.
  • Key identification features : Bark tessellated in prominent squares. Drupes ovoid-oblong, black when ripe.
  • Flower, Fruit : January-May
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Pune district, Thane district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Madhya Pradesh : Madhya Pradesh
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Cambodia, China, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Cambodia, China, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 98
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Buchanania cochinchinensis. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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