Holigarna nigra Bourd.

 
  • Family : ANACARDIACEAE
    (Cashew Or Mango Or Sumac Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAM FAMILY (आम फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Anacardiaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Holigarna nigra Bourd.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Chera geru (Kannada)
    • Chiri, Cherei (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Flower, Fruit : March-May
  • Collection Nos : KFP 6841, KFP 8034
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Kodagu (Coorg) district, Udupi district
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Palakkad district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tirunelveli district
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Western Ghats
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Vulnerable
  • Literature :
    • Saldanha, C.J. (1996). Flora of Karnataka vol. 2. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi
    • Balakrishna Gowda & A.N. Sringesh 2004 – Sringeri (checklist unpublished)
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Flora of Coorg district, Karnataka state
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Holigarna nigra. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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