Polyalthia simiarum (Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f. & Thomson) Benth. ex Hook.f. & Thomson

 
  • Family : ANNONACEAE
    (Custard-Apple Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Annonaceae
  • Basionym : Guatteria simiarum Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Synonym(s) : Guatteria fasciculata Wall. ex Voigt; Polyalthia cheliensis Hu; Polyalthia simiarum subsp. cheliensis (Hu) Bân; Polyalthia simiarum subsp. cochinchinensis Bân; Unona fasciculata Steud.; Unona simiarum (Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f. & Thomson) Baill. ex Pierre; Uvaria fasciculata Steud.; Uvaria simiarum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Monoon simiarum (Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f. & Thomson) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders
  • Vernacular name :
    • Ojhar, Monghai, Wojarh (Oria)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Damp forests
  • Key identification features : A tree 50 - 80 feet high. Leaves 5-11 in. long, 2-4 in. broad, ovate-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, acute, or shortly acuminate, glabrous above, dull and sometimes puberulous on the nerves beneath; petiole 0.25 in.; lateral nerves 12-16 pair, Flowers in fascicles from the leaf axils or the leaf scars; sepals small; petals linear, greenish-yellow to purplish; pedicels 1-1.25 in. long. Ripe carpels 1-1.25 in. long, stalked, ovoid-ellipsoid, orange-red to bluish-black when ripe.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-June
  • Collector(s) Name : K. Sankara Rao, Arun Singh, Raja K. Swamy, Navendu Page
  • Collection Date : 23/02/2016
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0472
  • Collection Locality : RPRC Gardens, Bhuvaneswar, Khurda district (OD)
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Sundergarh district, Khurda district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Assam : Assam
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 76
    • Deb, D.B. (1981-1983) The Flora of Tripura State. Vols. 2, Today and Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers, New Delhi.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Polyalthia simiarum. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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