Elaeocarpus variabilis Zmarzty

 
  • Family : ELAEOCARPACEAE
    (Olivnut Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RUDRAKSHA FAMILY (रुद्राक्ष फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Elaeocarpaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Craspedum tectorium Lour.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Elaeocarpus variabilis Zmarzty
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bikki, Kattukarai (Tamil)
    • Kara, Kattakara, Kotlampazhamaram, Malamkara, Varali (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests, Tropical evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : A moderate-sized tree. Flowers pure white, the leaf Axils or from the scars just below the leaves. Fruit ovoid; stone slightly 3-grooved.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-October
  • Collector(s) Name : Navendu Page, Arun Sing, Raja K. Swamy, K. Sankara Rao; Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 24/03/2016
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0641; CS 12998
  • Collection Locality : Way to Sholakkadu, Kolli Hills Ghat road, Namakkal district (TN); Hanbal, Hassan
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Hassan district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Maharashtra : Satara district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Madurai district, The Nilgiri district, Tiruchirapalli district, Tirunelveli district
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : South Andaman,North and Middle Andaman,Cuthbert Bay and Bomlungts Islands
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Western Ghats
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sue Zmarzty (2001). Revision of Elaeocarpus (Elaeocarpaceae) Section Elaeocarpus in Southern India and Sri Lanka Kew Bull. 56 (2): 405-447, P.p. 429.Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 106
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Elaeocarpus variabilis. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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