Maba neilgerrensis Wight

 
  • Family : EBENACEAE
    (Ebony Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BISTENDU FAMILY (बिसतॆंदु फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ebenaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Diospyros ferrea var. neilgerrensis (Wight) Bakh.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Diospyros neilgerrensis (Wight) Kosterm.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Karuvillichi, Sirumolavaa (Tamil)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, Shola
  • Key identification features : Tree compact crown, branches tangled. Wood is very hard
  • Flower, Fruit : April-August
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh, Navendu Page, Navendu Page, K. Sankara Rao
  • Collection Date : 24-03-2016, 25-03-2016
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0637; HJCB-0663
  • Collection Locality : Kolli Hills Ghat road, Namakkal district (TN)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dharmapuri district
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Maba neilgerrensis. Downloaded on 11 November 2024.

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