Alphonsea madraspatana Bedd.

 
  • Family : ANNONACEAE
    (Custard-Apple Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Annonaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Alphonsea madraspatana Bedd.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Ghanti (Oria)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Rare. Shaded forests
  • Flower, Fruit : March-August
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kadapa district, East Godavari district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Cuttack district, Puri district, Khurda district, Kendrapara district, Mayurbhanj district
    • Tamil Nadu : Vellore district, Tiruvannamalai district
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • Gamble, 1915. Fl. Pres. Madr. Vol. 1. pp. 23.
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Alphonsea madraspatana. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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