Lepisanthes senegalensis (Juss. ex Poir.) Leenh.

 
  • Family : SAPINDACEAE
    (Soapberry Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : REETHA FAMILY (रीठा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Sapindaceae
  • Basionym : Sapindus senegalensis Juss. ex Poir.
  • Synonym(s) : Hydnocarpus tamianus Pulle; Aphania angustifolia Radlk.; Aphania bifoliata (Thwaites) Radlk.; Aphania boerlagei Valeton; Aphania cuspidata (Blume) Radlk.; Aphania danura (Roxb.) Radlk.; Aphania dasypetala Radlk.; Aphania fascicularis Radlk.; Aphania langsonensis Gagnep.; Aphania loheri Radlk.; Aphania longipes Radlk.; Aphania macrophylla Radlk.; Aphania masakapu Melch.; Aphania microcarpa (Kurz) Radlk.; Aphania montana Blume; Aphania ochnoides Pierre ex Lecomte; Aphania paucijuga (Hiern) Radlk.; Aphania philastreana Pierre; Aphania philippinensis Radlk.; Aphania rubra (Roxb.) Radlk.; Aphania senegalensis (Poir.) Radlk.; Aphania silvatica A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel; Aphania sphaerococca Radlk.; Aphania spirei Lecomte; Aphania viridis Pierre; Deinbollia claessensii De Wild.; Didymococcus danura (Roxb.) Blume; Didymococcus verticillatus (Lindl.) Blume; Euphoria attenuata Planch. ex Hiern; Euphoria danura Wall.; Euphoria rubra Royle; Euphoria verticillata Lindl.; Nephelium bifoliolatum Thwaites; Nephelium danura (Roxb.) G.Don; Nephelium verticillatum (Lindl.) G.Don; Ornitrophe thyrsoides Schumach. & Thonn.; Otophora paucijuga Hiern; Pancovia thyrsiflora Gilg ex Radlk.; Sapindus abyssinicus Fresen.; Sapindus attenuatus Wall. ex Hiern; Sapindus bifoliolatus (Thwaites) Hiern; Sapindus cuspidatus Blume; Sapindus danura (Roxb.) Voigt; Sapindus microcarpus Kurz; Sapindus ruber (Roxb.) Kurz.; Sapindus verticillatus (Lindl.) Kurz; Schmidelia thyrsoides (Schumach. & Thonn.) Baker; Scytalia danura Roxb.; Scytalia rubra Roxb.; Scytalia verticillata (Lindl.) Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lepisanthes senegalensis (Poir.) Leenh.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Eekkoli (Malayalam)
    • Koduvamurikki (Tamil)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests and Tropical semi-evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : Branching tree with bunches of white blossoms
  • Flower, Fruit : March-May
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh, Raja K. Swamy, Navendu Page
  • Collection Date : 27/02/2016
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0541
  • Collection Locality : Barbera forest, Khurda district (OD)
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Idukki district
    • Odisha : Khurda district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tiruchirapalli district, Coimbatore district, Tirunelveli district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : North and Middle Andaman
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Africa
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, Moluccas, Malaysia, Philippines, Celebes, New Guinea
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • 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
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 135
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lepisanthes senegalensis. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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