Castanopsis indica (Roxb. ex Lindl.) A.DC.

 
  • Family : FAGACEAE
    (Beech Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MORU FAMILY (मोरु फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Fagaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Castanea indica Roxb. ex Lindl.; Quercus indica (Roxb. ex Lindl.) Drake; Castanea indica Roxb.; Castanopsis macrostachya Hu; Castanopsis subacuminata Hayata; Quercus acutissima subsp. roxburghii (Endl.) A.Camus; Quercus acutissima var. roxburghii (Endl.) Schottky; Quercus dubia Lindl. ex Wall.; Quercus prinodes Voigt; Quercus roxburghii Endl.; Quercus serrata Roxb.; Quercus serrata var. roxburghii (Endl.) A.DC.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Castanopsis indica (Roxb. ex Lindl.) A.DC.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Amka- asing (Adi)
    • Hinguri, Hinguri-sirang (Assamese)
    • Sirang-asing (Miri), Kara-changne (Nishi)
    • Nagadang-bang (Nokte)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated
  • Key identification features : Trees, 13-20 m high; Leaves elliptic-oblong or lanceolate, acuminate; Flowers solitary or in axillary spikes, creamy white; Nuts ovoid, brown.
  • Flower, Fruit : February- December
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : The Nilgiri district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1987). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 2.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 428
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Castanopsis indica. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

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