Casearia ovata (Lam.) Willd.

 
  • Family : FLACOURTIACEAE
    (Flacourtia Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHILLA FAMILY (चिल्ला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Salicaceae
  • Basionym : Anavinga ovata Lam.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Casearia ovata (Lam.) Willd.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Malampavatta, Vellakunnan (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, Tropical semi-evergreen forests and Shola
  • Flower, Fruit : January-August
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Kodagu (Coorg) district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Keshavamurthi & Yoganrasimhan, 1990. Flora of Coorg
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Casearia ovata. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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