Drypetes assamica (Hook.f.) Pax & K.Hoffm.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Putranjivaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cyclostemon assamicus Hook.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Drypetes assamica (Hook.f.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical semi-evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : Small trees, 5-10 m tall; Leaves elliptic-oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, oblique at base, acute or shortly acuminate, entire; Flowers in axillary fascicles; Fruits globose, rusty tomentose, pulp bright red.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-April
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy, Arun Singh, Navendu Page
  • Collection Date : 27/02/2016
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0525
  • Collection Locality : Berbera forest, Khurda district (OD)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Puri district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Lohit
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : South Andaman
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 235
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 370
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Drypetes assamica. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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