Glyptopetalum lawsonii Gamble

 
  • Family : CELASTRACEAE
    (Staff-Tree Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MALKANGANI FAMILY (मालकांगनी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Celastraceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Glyptopetalum lawsonii Gamble
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kodikurunthu (Tamil)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : On hills above 500m.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-August
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Tamil Nadu : Sirumal Hills (Dindigul district), Coimbatore district, The Nilgiri district, Ramanathapuram district, Tirunelveli district, Dharmapuri district, Salem district, Tiruchirapalli district
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Vulnerable (VU)
  • Literature :
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Glyptopetalum lawsonii. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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