Popowia beddomeana Hook.f. & Thomson

 
  • Family : ANNONACEAE
    (Custard-Apple Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Annonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Popowia ramosissima Bedd.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Popowia beddomeana Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : Leaves simple, alternate, distichous; Flowers leaf opposed either solitary or in pairs.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-September
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tirunelveli district
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : South Western Ghats
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Endangered (EN)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • Navendu Page (2017). Endemic woody plants of the Western Ghats.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Popowia beddomeana. Downloaded on 8 October 2024.

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