Harpullia arborea (Blanco) Radlk.

 
  • Family : SAPINDACEAE
    (Soapberry Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : REETHA FAMILY (रीठा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Sapindaceae
  • Basionym : Ptelea arborea Blanco
  • Synonym(s) : Harpullia mellea Lauterb.; Harpullia imbricata (Blume) Thw.; Otonychium imbricatum Blume
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Harpullia arborea (Blanco) Radlk.
  • Common name : Dolls eyes, Mogum-mogum
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bidyale (Kannada)
    • Nei Kottei (Tamil)
    • Phutika, Patuli (Oria)
    • Chittilamadakku, Puzhukkolli (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Along streams in Tropical semi-evergreen forests, Tropical evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Rare
  • Key identification features : A large tree; capsule inflated, 2-lobed, orange-scarlet
  • Flower, Fruit : December-August
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district, Uttara Kannada district, Udupi district, Shivamogga district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : Konkan
    • Odisha : Dhenkanal district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, The Nilgiri district, Tirunelveli district
  • Native : Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Fiji, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Fiji, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • N.P. Sing & S. Karthikeyan 2000. Flora of Maharashtra vol 1
    • 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=Harpullia arborea. Downloaded on 8 October 2024.

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