- Family : APOCYNACEAE
(Dogbane Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
- Synonym(s) : Chonemorpha pubescens (Wall. ex G.Don) G.Don; Echites pubescens Buch.-Ham.; Elytropus pubescens (Wall. ex G.Don) Miers; Holarrhena antidysenterica var. pubescens (Wall. ex G.Don) J.L.Stewart & Brandis
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Holarrhena pubescens Wall. ex G.Don
- Common name : Kurchi, Tellicherry bark, Bitter Oleander, Easter Tree, Jasmine Tree, Coessi bark, Ivory tree
- Vernacular name :
- Kurci, Kudha, Khurchi (Hindi)
- Kodagasana (Kannada)
- Kolamukki, Palavareni, Pala chettu, Tedlapala, Palankudu, Kodaga, Palakodishe, Istari-pala, Kodisipala (Telugu)
- Kuthuppaalai (Tamil)
- Kherwa, Pitakorwa, Patrukurwa, Kurmi, Kuda, Indrojabafalo, Indrajalo, Kure, Kurchi (Oria)
- Kutajah, Kalinga (Sanskrit)
- Kuda (Marathi)
- Kadalapala, Kadavelapparintholi, Kudagapala (Malayalam)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests, Scrub
- Comments / notes : Occasional on hills above 750 m, on slopes. Extracts from the bark are used to cure dysentery and also to help increase appetite.
- Flower, Fruit : March-October
- Collector(s) Name : Raja K.Swamy; Cecil J. Saldanha; K.R.Keshava Murthy, K.P.Sreenath
- Collection Date : 14-09-2013, 11-06-1975, 19-12-1978
- Collection Nos : SKU 40414, SJC 18508, KFP 5071
- Collection Locality : Kalasamudram, Anantapur district (AP); Bannergatta state forest (BGL, KA); Narayanadurga state forest, Melkote, Mandya district
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, East Godavari district, Kurnool district, Kadapa district
- Telangana : Nalgonda district
- Karnataka : All districts of Karnataka
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : Akola district
- Odisha : Ganjam district, Mayurbhanj district
- Tamil Nadu : Salem district, Dharmapuri district
- Jharkhand :
- Madhya Pradesh : Madhya Pradesh
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit
- Meghalaya : Meghalaya
- Assam : Assam
- Nagaland : Nagaland
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
- Mizoram : Mizoram
- Manipur : Manipur
- Tripura : Tripura
- Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
- Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
- Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
- N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
- J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
- Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri
- Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Flora of Bangalore District
- Seetharam et al., 2000 – Flora of Gulbarga district
- Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
- Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg District
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi District
- Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere District
- Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India.
- G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 154
- Indigenous Plants at Biodiversity Park, Ranchi - Ranchi Afforestation Division, Forest and Environmental Department, Jharkhand
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Holarrhena pubescens. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.
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