Maesopsis eminii Engl.

 
  • Family : RHAMNACEAE
    (Buckthorn Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BER FAMILY (बेर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rhamnaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Maesopsis eminii Engl.
  • Common name : Umbrella tree
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kudamaram (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Grown as shade tree in coffee plantation
  • Comments / notes : Introduced from Africa into coffee plantations. Sometimes also seen as an escape.
  • Key identification features : A lofty tree of the forest, densely foliacious and huge buttress.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-April
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh, Karuppusamy, Tilakar M
  • Collection Date : 17/06/2014
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-28
  • Collection Locality : Sirumalai Hills, Dindigal district (TN)
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Palakkad district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Yercaud Hills, Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district)
  • Native : Africa
  • World Distribution : India, Africa
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Parthsarathy, N & Pragasan , A L 2009. Check List 5(3):542-569
    • 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.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Maesopsis eminii. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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