Dimorphocalyx lawianus Hook.f.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Dimorphocalyx glabellus var. lawianus (Hook.f.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Tritaxis glabella var. praetervisa Chakrab. & G.Krishna
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Scarce
  • Key identification features : Branchlets whitish; Flowers monoecious, female flowers larger and different from males; sepals in female flowers dissimilar, glandular, enlarged in fruits.
  • Flower, Fruit : October-June
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 31-10-1954
  • Collection Nos : CS 1986
  • Collection Locality : Khandala, Pune district (MH)
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Shivamogga district
    • Maharashtra : Kolhapur district, Pune district, Raigad district, Ratnagiri district, Sindhudurg district,Thane district
  • Literature :
    • N.P. Singh, P. Lakshminarasimhan, S. Karthikeyan & P. V. Prasanna (2001). Flora of Maharashtra state, Dicotyledones. Vol. 2. pp-872. Botanical survey of India, Govt. India.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dimorphocalyx lawianus. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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