Olea dioica Roxb.

 
  • Family : OLEACEAE
    (Olive Or Jasmine Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MOGRA FAMILY (मोगरा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Oleaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Olea laevis Stokes; Picricarya oppositifolia Dennst.; Tetrapilus dioicus (Roxb.) L.A.S.Johnson
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Tetrapilus dioicus (Roxb.) L.A.S.Johnson
  • Common name : Rose Sandalwood, Indian Wild Olive
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bili sarole (Kannada)
    • Edalai, Bilisarali, Kolli (Tamil)
    • Edana, Edala, Karivetti, Kotuku, Vayala, Vayana, Vetila, Vidana, Paparana (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical semi-evergreen forests , Tropical moist deciduous forests, at elevations 150-1350 m, also in the plains
  • Flower, Fruit : November-June
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 17-01-1969, 11-04-1970
  • Collection Nos : 12355, 16803
  • Collection Locality : Kithoor estate, Hassan district; Panorama point, Shiradi ghat
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Karnataka : Hassan district, Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Satara district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district, Dharmapuri district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Lohit, Kameng, Siang
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Navendu Page., Aparajita Datta., Bibidishananda Basu (2022). Trees of Arunachal Pradesh-a field guide, Pg: 505
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 150
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Olea dioica. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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