Buchanania platyneura Kurz

 
  • 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 fragrans Ridl.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Buchanania splendens Miq.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Wood pinkish with a satin lustre
  • Key identification features : A moderate-sized tree, bark greenish-grey, the outer layer thin and papery, cut dark reddish-brown, then lighter and streaked. Flowers crowded at the ends od the branchlets, sepals and petals 4; stamens 8. Drupe purplish-black when ripe
  • Flower, Fruit : October
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : North and Middle Andaman,South Andaman,Rutland Island
  • Native : Andaman Is., Borneo, Nicobar Is., Sumatera
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 139
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Buchanania platyneura. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

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