Alphonsea ventricosa (Roxb.) Hook.f. & Thomson

 
  • Family : ANNONACEAE
    (Custard-Apple Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Annonaceae
  • Basionym : Uvaria ventricosa Roxb.
  • Synonym(s) : Bocagea ventricosa Baill.; Bocagea verrucosa Baill.; Uvaria badajamba Roxb.; Uvaria hiran Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Uvaria ventricosa Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Alphonsea ventricosa (Roxb.) Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Vernacular name :
    • Noga-kola (Assamese), Pakna-kala (Cach),
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Forest
  • Comments / notes : Wood is good timber, even grained used for making posts and poles. Aromatic fruit pulp is edible.
  • Key identification features : Large Tree with conical crown; Leaves oblong, turning yellow before falling; Flowering in extra-axillary racemes, greenish white, rusty tomentose; Ripe carpels ovoid, yellowish.
  • Flower, Fruit : March- September
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Similiphahar (Mayurbhanj district)
    • Arunachal Pradesh : West Kameng district, East Kameng district, Subansiri district
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Deb, D.B. (1981-1983) The Flora of Tripura State. Vols. 2, Today and Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers, New Delhi.
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 115-116
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Alphonsea ventricosa. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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