Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeusch.

 
  • Family : FLACOURTIACEAE
    (Flacourtia Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHILLA FAMILY (चिल्ला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Salicaceae
  • Basionym : Stigmarota jangomas Lour.
  • Synonym(s) : Flacourtia cataphracta Roxb. ex Willd.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeusch.
  • Common name : Puneala plum
  • Vernacular name :
    • Painialah, Paniaonla (Hindi)
    • Kuragari, Tilisa patram, Talis patram, Pulivelaga (Telugu)
    • Baincho, Baincha (Oria)
    • Shamper (Kannada)
    • Vayankatu cheralu, Mullumukanchi (Tamil)
    • Loika, Lavalolikka, Luikka (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests, Tropical evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Rare in wild. Cultivated for edible fruits. Common in Pauri hills of Pallahara, Angul district between 600-900m and also in Gocha block in Nayagar districts of Odisha state.
  • Key identification features : A small tree. Develop compound thorns at base up to middle age. Bark smooth dark brown
  • Flower, Fruit : March-October
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Andhra Pradesh
    • Kerala : Kerala
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Kanyakumari district, Tirunelveli district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Mandi district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hainan, India, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hainan, India, Myanmar, Nepal
  • 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
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Prakasa Rao, J et al (2015). Tree additions to the flora of East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India. JoTT. 7 (12):7953-7957
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 81-82
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Flacourtia jangomas. Downloaded on 6 February 2025.

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