Goniothalamus keralensis E.S.S.Kumar, Shaju, P.E.Roy & G.Rajkumar

 
  • Family : ANNONACEAE
    (Custard-Apple Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Annonaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Not found in Plant list
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, riparian forests
  • Comments / notes : In riparian vegetation, the plant often seen as a medium to large sized shrubs, whereas in evergreen forests, it grows to the size of a small tree.
  • Key identification features : Longer leaves with acuminate or caudate-acuminate apex, sepals are deciduous in fruits & funnel shaped stigma.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-December
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Idukki district
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Western Ghats, Kerala
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Endangered
  • Literature :
    • Santhosh Kumar E. S, T. Shaju, P. E. Roy and G. Raj Kumar (2013). A New Species of Goniothalamus (Blume) Hook. f. & Thomson (Annonaceae) from Kerala, India. Taiwania, 58(3): 171‒175.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Goniothalamus keralensis. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

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