Meliosma pinnata (Roxb.) Maxim.

 
  • Family : SABIACEAE
    (Sabia Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COGHSA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Sabiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Millingtonia pinnata Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Meliosma pinnata (Roxb.) Maxim.
  • Common name : Honey sweet tree
  • Vernacular name :
    • Massivala (Hindi)
    • Massivala, Hulimakey, Hulimukki (Kannada)
    • Kusavi, Thagari, Hulimakkai (Tamil)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Evergreen broad-leaved forests
  • Key identification features : Trees to 15 m tall, evergreen or deciduous. Leaves odd pinnate; leaflets 11-25, lanceolate on lower axis, lanceolate or narrowly oblong on mid-axils, terminal one suboblanceolate. Petals: 3 outer ones suborbicular; 2 inner ones bifid to half. Ovary glabrous. Drupe globose or obovoid, 4-5 mm in diam.; endocarp globose, convex, with coarse, scattered netlike strips, midrib prominent.
  • Flower, Fruit : June
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Madgol Hills (Vishakapatnam district)
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Malkangiri district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang district
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, East Himalaya, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tibet
  • World Distribution : India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Laos, China, Vietnam, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Philippines, Malaysia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
    • 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
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Meliosma pinnata. Downloaded on 6 December 2024.

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India Distribution

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