Firmiana fulgens (Wall. ex Mast.) K.Schum.

 
  • Family : STERCULIACEAE
    (Mallow Or Hibiscus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GURHAL FAMILY (गुड़हल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
  • Basionym : Sterculia fulgens Wall. ex Mast.
  • Synonym(s) : Clompanus fulgens (Wall. ex Mast.) Kuntze; Erythropsis fulgens (Wall. ex Mast.) Ridl.; Erythropsis pallens (Wall. ex King) Ridl.; Firmiana pallens (Wall. ex King) Stearn; Sterculia wallichii G.Don
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Firmiana fulgens (Wall. ex Mast.) K.Schum.
  • Common name : Coloured sterculia
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kath-udal, Jari-udal, Jori-odal (Assamese)
    • Mula (Bengali)
    • Bodula, Samari, Walena (Hindi)
    • Bilisulige (Kannada)
    • Malamparathi, Kiliyani, Kleeni, Malabaraththi (Malayalam)
    • Kaushi (Marathi)
    • Malapparutti (Tamil)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Decidous forests
  • Comments / notes : Roots of young trees have edible tubers.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-May
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Kashmir
  • Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : West Himalaya, China (South Yunnan) to Indo-China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 87
    • 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: 200
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Firmiana fulgens. Downloaded on 4 December 2024.

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