Polyalthia suberosa (Roxb. ) Thwaites

 
  • Family : ANNONACEAE
    (Custard-Apple Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Annonaceae
  • Basionym : Uvaria suberosa Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Polyalthia suberosa (Roxb.) Thwaites
  • Vernacular name :
    • Cham-khinni (Hindi)
    • Chilakaduduga (Telugu)
    • Karadia, Burhi chamri, Lohania mossu (Oria)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests, Tropical dry evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Occasional along streams in dry deciduous forests.
  • Key identification features : Corky bark
  • Flower, Fruit : April-December
  • Collector(s) Name : Navendu Page, Arun Singh, Raja K. Swamy
  • Collection Date : 27/02/2016
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-316
  • Collection Locality : Babera forest, Khurda district (OD)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Srikakulam district, Icchapuram (Srikakulam district), Anantagiri Hills (Vishakapatnam district), Vizianagaram district, East Godavari district, Maredumilli Hills (East Godavari district), Kurnool district
    • Karnataka : Chamarajanagar district
    • Maharashtra : Chandrapur district
    • Odisha : Cuttack district, Gajapati district, Angul district, Ganjam district, Koraput district, Kalhandi district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Dindigul district, Dharmapuri district, Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Karur district, Krishnagiri district, Madurai district, Namakkal district, Pudukkottai district, Sivaganga district, Salem district, Tiruchirapalli district, Tiruvannamalai district, Villipuram district, Vellore district
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats 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
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Neginhal, S.G. 2011. Forest trees of the Western Ghats includes Eastern Ghats Deccan Plateau
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Polyalthia suberosa. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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