Castanopsis tribuloides (Sm.) A.DC.

 
  • Family : FAGACEAE
    (Beech Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MORU FAMILY (मोरु फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Fagaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Balanoplis tribuloides Raf.; Castanea microcarpa Lindl. ex Wall.; Castanea tribuloides (Sm.) Lindl.; Quercus acuta Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Quercus armata D.Don; Quercus loureiroi Hance; Quercus tribuloides Sm.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Castanopsis tribuloides (Sm.) A.DC.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Warm broad-leaved forest; 1200 - 2400 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Evergreen trees, up to 25 m high; branches pubescent; Leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, entire, serrate, coriaceous; Flowers in panicles, fascicles or tomentose spikes, often with short spines; Nuts ovoid, glabrous, solitary.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Northern 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, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, 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: 222
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 82
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 429
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Castanopsis tribuloides. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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