Miliusa tectona Hutch. ex. Parkinson

 
  • Family : ANNONACEAE
    (Custard-Apple Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Annonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Alphonsea prolifica Chun & F.C.How; Miliusa arborea (Elmer) J.Sinclair; Miliusa lineata (Craib) Ast; Miliusa prolifica (Chun & F.C.How) P.T.Li; Miliusa tectona Hutch. ex C.E.Parkinson; Miliusa unguiculata (C.E.C.Fisch.) J.Sinclair; Saccopetalum arboreum Elmer; Saccopetalum horsfieldii Benn.; Saccopetalum lineatum Craib; Saccopetalum prolificum (Chun & F.C.How) Tsiang; Saccopetalum tectonum (Hutch. ex C.E.Parkinson) Chatterjee; Saccopetalum unguiculatum C.E.C.Fisch.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Miliusa tectona Hutch. ex. Parkinson
  • Common name : Jungle Teak
  • Vernacular name :
    • Jungli Saguan (Hindi)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : A frequent tree in deciduous forests in all localities.
  • Comments / notes : Apparently called Jungle Teak on mount of the slight resemblance of its bark and stem to those of the Teak tree, but otherwise very unlike it.
  • Key identification features : A straight-stem med moderate-sized tree (40-80 x 2-4), with a dark brown, thinly fissured, rather smooth bark; cut yellowish-brown with fine white streaks. Leaves 3-4 in. long, ovate to elliptic-oblong, acuminate, base rounded to almost cordate, glabrous, lateral nerves fine. Flowers large, from the scars of fallen leaves on the leafless branchlets; inner petals concave, ovate, reddish, about an inch long. Fruit 1 in. diam.
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Chikkamagaluru district, Belagavi district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Native : India, China Southeast, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 75
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Miliusa tectona. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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