Chailletia andamanica King

 
  • Family : DICHAPETALACEAE
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Chailletiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Chailletia andamanica King; Dichapetalum andamanicum (King) Engl.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dichapetalum gelonioides subsp. andamanicum (King) Leenh.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : A Shrub or small tree with brownish lenticellate branchlets. Flowers small, white, in axillary cymes; sepals and petals 5; stamens 5, with short filaments, sometimes adnate to the base of the petals. Fruit conpressed, divided into 2 lobes, each with a groove on either side.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-December
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : South Andaman
  • Native : Andaman Is.
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 124
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Chailletia andamanica. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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