- 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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