Flacourtia indica (Burm.f.) Merr.

 
  • Family : FLACOURTIACEAE
    (Flacourtia Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHILLA FAMILY (चिल्ला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Salicaceae
  • Basionym : Gmelina indica Burm.f.
  • Synonym(s) : Flacourtia ramontchi L'Hér.; Flacourtia sepiaria Roxb.; Flacourtia sapida Roxb.; Flacourtia indica var. innocua (Haines) H.O. Saxena & Brahmam
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr.
  • Common name : Governer's Plum, Madagascar Plum, Batoko palm
  • Vernacular name :
    • Katahi, Bilangoa, Kanjubainch (Hindi)
    • Mulluthare, Miradi (Kannada)
    • Kodikkarai, Katukalai, Sottaikalai, Kodumundi (Tamil)
    • Kanregu, Putikatada, Kuragayi (Telugu)
    • Baincho, Sanobainchi, Kontadhwara, Mamuri, Balibaincho, Kontaikuli (Oria)
    • Aghori, Vikankata, Kanchu, Bilangra (Sanskrit)
    • Girgot, Kakai, Anthrun, Bhenkal, Panavla, Galgughar (Marathi)
    • Aghori, Cherumullikkachedi, Karkkadappazham, Karimulli, Kattukara, Oushadakkara, Ramontchi, Mullikkachedi, Vayankkaitha (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Found on the Ridges as well as on the arid, hilly tracts
  • Comments / notes : Common in wet deciduous forests between 500-1000m. Fruit is used in the treatment of jaundice and enlarged spleen, also a table fruit. Bark is astringent and diuretic.
  • Key identification features : Densely foliaceous, evergreen, stiff, sout shrub to small tree, with arching branches. New shoots with elongate thorns and coppery foliage. Fruit persistent, red when ripe
  • Flower, Fruit : September-August
  • Collector(s) Name : D.H.Nicolson, Cecil J. Saldanha, T.P.Ramamoorthy
  • Collection Date : 07/05/1970
  • Collection Nos : HFP 31
  • Collection Locality : Stream between Devalkere and Devrunde, Hassan district
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Chittoor district, Kadapa district, East Godavari district, Guntur district, Krishna district, Kurnool district, Nellore district, Prakasam district, Srikakulam district, Vishakapatnam district, Vizianagaram district, West Godavari district
    • Telangana : Nalgonda district, Khammam district, Mehboobnagar district
    • Karnataka : Ballari district, Kolar district, Chamarajanagar district, Bengaluru district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : All disricts of Maharashtra
    • Odisha : All district of Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Haryana : Gurgaon district
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
    • Lakshadweep : Lakshadweep
  • Native : Aldabra, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Provinces, China, Comoros, Congo, Ethiopia, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lakshadweep Islands, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal,
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Paleotropics
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
    • J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
    • N.P. Singh, P. Lakshminarasimhan, S. Karthikeyan & P. V. Prasanna (2001). Flora of Maharashtra state, Dicotyledones. Vol. 2. Botanical survey of India, Govt. India.
    • Maheshwari K.J (1963). Flora of Delhi: 67
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Flora of Bangalore district, Karnataka state
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Flacourtia indica. Downloaded on 26 July 2024.

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