Melhania tomentosa Stocks ex Mast.

 
  • Family : STERCULIACEAE
    (Sterculia Or Cocoa Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COCOA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Melhania futteyporensis Munro ex Mast.
  • Habit : Undershrub or Shrub
  • Habitat : Garden plant; Along stream banks locally; On sand-dunes and hills in rocky habitats
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Collection Nos : BSI W.C. 80122
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Karnataka
    • Maharashtra : Aurangabad district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district, Chittorgarh district, Kota district
  • Native : India, Pakistan
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Pakistan
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Cecil J. Saldanha, S. R. Ramesh (1984). Flora of Karnatka State vol. 1. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi
    • N.P. Singh & S. Karthikeyan 2000. Flora of Maharashtra vol 1.
    • Shetty B.V. and Singh V., (1987). Flora of India Series 2 Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1. Botanical survey of India, Govt. India. PP- 456
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Melhania tomentosa. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

Botanical Description

India Distribution

World Distribution

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