Hydnocarpus anthelminthicus Pierre ex Laness.

 
  • Family : FLACOURTIACEAE
    (Flacourtia Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHILLA FAMILY (चिल्ला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Achariaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Hydnocarpus castaneus Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hydnocarpus anthelminthicus Pierre ex Laness.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Frequent in the Islands and seen in nearly every locality in evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : A moderate-sized tree with a grey, discoloured bark, cut pale yellowish. Leaves standing out at right angles to the branch lets. Flowers greenish-white, fragrant, in fascicles from the scars of the fallen leaves. Fruit ovoid, covered with yellow velvety tomentum
  • Flower, Fruit : November-April
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Borneo, Cambodia, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 84
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hydnocarpus anthelminthicus. Downloaded on 2 December 2024.

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