Alangium hexapetalum Lam.

 
  • Family : ALANGIACEAE
    (Alangium Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AKOL FAMILY (अकोल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cornaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Alangium salviifolium subsp. hexapetalum (Lam.) Wangerin; Alangium salviifolium subsp. sundanum (Miq.) Bloemb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Alangium hexapetalum Lam.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Guddada goni (Kannada)
    • Valli ankolam, Arinjil, Kumbi (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Liana
  • Habitat : Tropical semi-evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Sacred groves
  • Flower, Fruit : April-July
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Uttara Kannada district, Shivamogga district
    • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kannur district, Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Alappuzha district, Kollam district
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : North and Middle Andaman,South Andaman,Ritchie\'s Archipelago taluk (Havelock Island),Rutland Island
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • 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: 183
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Alangium hexapetalum. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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