Buchanania lanzan Spreng

 
  • Family : ANACARDIACEAE
    (Cashew Or Mango Or Sumac Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAM FAMILY (आम फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Anacardiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Buchanania latifolia Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Buchanania lanzan Spreng.
  • 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)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Occasional on hills up to 1400m. Moist deciduous, dry deciduous and Tropical semi-evergreen forests. The kernels are used in sweetmeats.
  • Key identification features : Bark tessellated in prominent squares. Drupes ovoid-oblong, black when ripe.
  • Flower, Fruit : January-May
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha, S.R.Ramesh; K.R.Keshava Murthy, P.Prakash, B.R.Ramesh; Raja K. Swamy, Arun Singh
  • Collection Date : 27-04-1980, 14-01-1979, 12-01-2015
  • Collection Nos : KFP 11276, KFP 5681, HJCB 165
  • Collection Locality : Bababudan hills, Chikkamagaluru district; Rippon pet-Shimoga road, Shivamogga district; Nagpuri
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district, Kurnool district, Prakasam district. Srikakulam district, West Godavari district
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Odisha : Common in forests, Mayurbhanj district
    • Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
    • Jharkhand :
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
  • Native : Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Naidu, M.T. & O.A. Kumar 2015. Tree species diversity in the Eastern Ghats of Northern Andhra Pradesh, India. JoTT 7 (8): 7443-7459
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Indigenous Plants at Biodiversity Park, Ranchi - Ranchi Afforestation Division, Forest and Environmental Department, Jharkhand
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Buchanania lanzan. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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