Kayea manii King

 
  • Family : CLUSIACEAE
    (Garcinia Or Kokam Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KOKAM FAMILY (कोकम फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Clusiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Kayea ferruginea Pierre; Mesua ferruginea (Pierre) Kosterm.; Kayea racemosa auct. non Planch. & Triana
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Mesua manii (King) Kosterm.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Evidently rare
  • Key identification features : A glabrous tree, the young branches slender and polished. Flowers in fasciculate racemes; petals 4 concave; stamens many, longer than the petals. Fruits compressed and emveloped in the accrescent sepals
  • Flower, Fruit : January-February
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Native : Andaman Is.
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Conservation Status : Critically Endangered
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 88
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Kayea manii. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.

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World Distribution

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