Guazuma ulmifolia Lamk.

 
  • Family : STERCULIACEAE
    (Sterculia Or Cocoa Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COCOA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Guazuma tomentosa H.B. Kunth; Theobroma guazuma L.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.
  • Common name : Honey-Fruit Tree, Bastard Cedar, West-Indian Elm
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bhadarkshi (Kannada)
    • Uthraksham, Valampuri, Edampuri, Rudrasam, Tenbachai (Tamil)
    • Udrik patta, Thene chettu, Rudraksha (Telugu)
    • Debodaru (Oria)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Introduced and planted. Sometimes as an escape and even naturalized in the sub-continent.
  • Key identification features : Small tree, capsule black, globose, woody, covered with blunt tubercles
  • Flower, Fruit : February-September
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district
    • Kerala : Kerala
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Central America, Java
  • World Distribution : Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats 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
    • 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.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Guazuma ulmifolia. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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