Polyalthia cerasoides (Roxb.) Bedd.

 
  • Family : ANNONACEAE
    (Custard-Apple Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Annonaceae
  • Basionym : Uvaria cerasoides Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Polyalthia cerasoides (Roxb.) Bedd.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kudumi (Hindi)
    • Sanna hessate (Kannada)
    • Irumpuli (Tamil)
    • Gutti Dudduga, Chittiduduga, Guvva, Tellachilakadudi (Telugu)
    • Potmossu, Champati, Panjon, Burhi chamri (Oria)
    • Cherunedunar, Narela (Malayalam)
    • Vabbina, Humb (Marathi)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests, Tropical semi-evergreen forests up to 1000m.
  • Comments / notes : Occasional. Wood used for planks, rafters and boat building.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-August
  • Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, Raja K. Swamy, Arun Singh
  • Collection Date : 19-11-2014, 26-11-2015
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-91; HJCB-0148
  • Collection Locality : Palamner forest range, Chittoor district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : All districts of Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka : Bangalore (Ragihalli)
    • Kerala : Palakkad district, Idukki district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai Suburban district, Chandrapur district, Pune district, Raigad district, Satara district, Sindhudurg district, Thane district
    • Odisha : Cuttack district, Puri district, Sundergarh district, Mayurbhanj district, Sambalpur district, Ganjam district, Jajpur district
    • Tamil Nadu : Throughout Hills of Tamil Nadu
  • Native : Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
    • J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • 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=Polyalthia cerasoides. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

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