Mitrephora heyneana (Wall.) Thwaites

 
  • Family : ANNONACEAE
    (Custard-Apple Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Annonaceae
  • Basionym : Uvaria heyneana Wall.; Orophea heyneana Hook. f. & Thomson
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Mitrephora heyneana (Hook.f. & Thomson) Thwaites
  • Vernacular name :
    • Thutta, Vettulingi (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests
  • Flower, Fruit : February-June
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Idukki district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Tamil Nadu : Cuddalore district, Villipuram district, Coimbatore district, Madurai district, The Nilgiri district, Tirunelveli district
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Mitrephora heyneana. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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