Gomphia hookeri Planch.

 
  • Family : OCHNACEAE
    (Ochna Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RAMDHAN CHAPA FAMILY (रामधन चम्पा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ochnaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Brackenridgea denticulata Furtado; Brackenridgea hookeri (Planch.) A.Gray; Brackenridgea perakensis Tiegh.; Euthemis elegantissima Wall.; Ouratea hookeri (Planch.) Burkill
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Brackenridgea elegantissima (Wall.) Kanis
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Wood pinkish, hard and fine-grained.
  • Key identification features : A small tree, bark brown, rather smooth and thin, cut reddish-brown. Drupes ovoid, seated on the enlarged torus.
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : North and Middle Andaman, Mt. Baker
  • Native : Andaman Is., Borneo, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 114
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Gomphia hookeri. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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