Manilkara littoralis (Kurz) Dubard

 
  • Family : SAPOTACEAE
    (Sapodilla Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHIKOO FAMILY (चीकू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Sapotaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Kaukenia littoralis (Kurz) Kuntze; Mimusops littoralis Kurz
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Manilkara littoralis (Kurz) Dubard
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical semi-evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : Tree 50-80 ft tall, with all parts quite hairless; Leaves leathery, elliptic-obovate, with a wedge-shaped base, carried on a 2 cm long stalk; Flower-stalks are 1 inch long, clustered towards the end of branches, 1 in each axil; Flowers 6-8 sepals, with 12-16 fertile stamens and as many staminodes; Fruit is 2.5-4 cm in diameter, 6-5 seeded.
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Cuttack district, Kendrapara district (Bhitarkanika)
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand
  • World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 196
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Manilkara littoralis. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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