Drypetes porteri (Gamble) Pax & K.Hoffm.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Putranjivaceae
  • Basionym : Hemicyclia porteri Gamble
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Drypetes porteri (Gamble) Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : In primary forests, often near streams.
  • Comments / notes : Very rare
  • Flower, Fruit : March-July
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : Gingee hills (Villipuram district.), Pakkamalai R.F. (Villipuram district)
  • Endemism : South India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Endangered (EN)
  • Literature :
    • Balachandran et al. 2015. Occurrence of three Western Ghats elements in dry evergreen forest of Gingee hills, eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India. JoTT 7 (14): 8177-8181.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Drypetes porteri. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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