Antidesma ghaesembilla Gaertner

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Phyllanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Antidesma pubescens Roxb.; Antidesma paniculatum Blume
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Antidesma ghaesembilla Gaertn.
  • Common name : Black currant tree
  • Vernacular name :
    • Amti, Umtoa (Hindi)
    • Pulli purase (Kannada)
    • Pulichamaram (Tamil)
    • Suankali, Nuniari, Jamula, Khath marmuri (Oria)
    • Puttam, Polari, Lona, Khath pulitsi, Janupulisaru, Pulleru (Telugu)
    • Kattupulinchi, Poothuruval (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Mixed forests
  • Comments / notes : On hills to 1200m.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-December
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh, Raja K. Swamy, K. Sankara Rao
  • Collection Date : 25/10/2014
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0084
  • Collection Locality : Tirumal Hills, Chittoor district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Srikakulam district, Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district, Kadapa district, Chittoor district, Kurnool district
    • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Kottayam district, Pathanamthitta district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Maharashtra : Raigad (Karle Khind)
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Madhya Pradesh
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, North Australia
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, South China, Myanmar, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, China, Malaysia, North Australia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • 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
    • Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • 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=Antidesma ghaesembilla. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

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