Cerbera odollam Gaertn.

 
  • Family : APOCYNACEAE
    (Dogbane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cerbera dilatata Markgr.; Cerbera forsteri Seem.; Cerbera lactaria Buch.-Ham. ex Spreng.; Odollamia malabarica Raf.; Tanghinia lactaria (Buch.-Ham. ex Spreng.) G.Don; Tanghinia odollam (Gaertn.) G.Don; Excoecaria ovatifolia Noronha
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cerbera odollam Gaertn.
  • Common name : Odollum Tree, Dog-bane, Chiute, Grey Milkwood, Sea Mango
  • Vernacular name :
    • Pilikirbir (Hindi)
    • Svanamarah (Sanskrit)
    • Honde mara, Kande mara (Kannada)
    • Chattankai, Othallam, Odalam (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Water courses
  • Comments / notes : Along the sides of water courses, in coastal areas and mangroves. Often cultivated as an ornamental
  • Flower, Fruit : July-November
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Dakshina Kannada district, Mysuru district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kannur district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Thrissur district, Kottayam district, Alappuzha district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Maharashtra : Sindhudurg district
    • Tamil Nadu : Chennai district
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Cook Islands, India, Jawa, Malaya, Marianas, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Nicobar Islands, Philippines, Samoa, Society Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietn
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Cook Islands, India, Jawa, Malaya, Marianas, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Nicobar Islands, Philippines, Samoa, Society Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 206
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cerbera odollam. Downloaded on 6 December 2024.

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