Crateva religiosa G.Forst.

 
  • Family : CAPPARACEAE
    (Caper Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARIL FAMILY (करील फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Capparaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Capparis trifoliata Roxb.; Crateva brownii Korth. ex Miq.; Crateva hansemannii K.Schum.; Crateva macrocarpa Kurz; Crateva membranifolia Miq.; Crateva speciosa Volkens
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Crateva religiosa G.Forst.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : The above species was collected by McCann from Mt. Abu, and the collection Nos. 1885, 1886, 1889 were deposited in the Blatter herbarium (BLAT). According to Jacob (Lc.) the distribution of this species in India is Sikkim, East Himalaya, Assam etc., so the presence of this species in Rajasthan is doubtful and critical studies on the collections cited above are necessary.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-August
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Karave Wetlands
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Sirohi district(Mt. Abu)
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Nicobar Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is.,
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : China (Guangdong) to Tropical Asia and Pacific, North-East Queensland
  • Literature :
    • Shetty B.V. and Singh V., (1987). Flora of India Series 2 Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1. Botanical survey of India, Govt. India. PP- 456
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Crateva religiosa. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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