Hymenodictyon orixense (Roxb.) Wall.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Basionym : Cinchona orixensis Roxb.
  • Synonym(s) : Cinchona excelsa Roxb.; Hymenodictyon excelsum (Roxb.) Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hymenodictyon orixense (Roxb.) Mabb.
  • Common name : Bridal Couch Tree, Kuthan
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bahaulan, Kukurkat, Bhurkur, Bhanlan, Bhamin, Dhauli (Hindi)
    • Dodda toppemara (Kannada)
    • Kadappu, Kotthamaram (Tamil)
    • Durrudippa, Dudippa, Dadiyetta, Burja (Telugu)
    • Bodika, Konu, Ghuli, Kansa Bhurkunda, Bohramal (Oria)
    • Bringha vraksha (Sanskrit)
    • Dudippa (Telugu)
    • Chakkathekku, Ithil, Ittiyila, Nicham, Malamkall, Perumtholi, Perantholi, Vellakdamabu (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
  • Comments / notes : On higher hills of deciduous slopes up to 1400m.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-January
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Kadapa district, East Godavari district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, Vishakapatnam district
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Ballari district, Tumakuru district, Udupi district, Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • 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
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • 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.
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg District
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi District
    • Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hymenodictyon orixense. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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