Elaeocarpus varunua Buch.-Ham. ex Mast.

 
  • Family : ELAEOCARPACEAE
    (Olivnut Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RUDRAKSHA FAMILY (रुद्राक्ष फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Elaeocarpaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Elaeocarpus decurvatus Diels; Elaeocarpus finlaysonianus Wall.; Monocera elliptica Turcz.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Elaeocarpus varunua Buch.-Ham. ex Mast.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Nigunbuwal, Nigonibuwal (Assamese)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Subtropical and warm broad-leaved forests, 300 - 1070 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Leaves turn red when old
  • Flower, Fruit : March-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district,Kalimpong district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South China and Peninsula Malaysia
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 88
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 169
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Elaeocarpus varunua. Downloaded on 8 October 2024.

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