Dolichandrone falcata var. falcata (Wall. ex DC) Seem.

 
  • Family : BIGNONIACEAE
    (Bignonia Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NEELI GULMOHUR FAMILY (नीली गुलमोहर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Bignoniaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dolichandrone falcata (Wall. ex DC.) Seem.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Harwar (Hindi)
    • Oodi mara, Arvi, Vaddi (Kannada)
    • Chithaththi, Kaattunaarai, Oodaa (Tamil)
    • Udda, Chitti-niruddi, Chinna oddi, Oddi, Chittodi (Telugu)
    • Karal, Belsrung (Oria)
    • Medshinghi (Marathi)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Common in scrub and dry deciduous forests.
  • Flower, Fruit : January-November
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Throughout Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka : Ballari district, Belagavi district, Chikkamagaluru district, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district, Mysuru district, Raichur district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Maharashtra : Akola district, Satara district, Pune district, Kolhapur district, Ahmednagar district, Nagpur district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Bolangir district, Kalhandi district, Sambalpur district, Angul district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Bangladesh, India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : India
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Seetharam et al., 2000 – Flora of Gulbarga district
    • Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dolichandrone falcata var. falcata. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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