Popowia kurzii King

 
  • Family : ANNONACEAE
    (Custard Apple Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Annonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ellipeia costata (Hook.f. & Thomson) King; Ellipeia pumila King; Guatteria costata Hook.f. & Thomson; Polyalthia costata (Hook.f. & Thomson) Hook.f. & Thomson; Polyalthia dubia Kurz; Polyalthia montana Ridl.; Polyalthia nemoralis Aug.DC.; Polyalthia oligogyna Merr. & Chun; Popowia pumila (King) Ridl.; Trivalvaria dubia (Kurz) J.Sinclair; Trivalvaria pumila (King) J.Sinclair; Uvaria costata Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Trivalvaria costata (Hook.f. & Thomson) I.M.Turner
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : In evergreen low forests
  • Key identification features : A shrub 5-8 feet high. Leaves dark green and glossy. Petals with Silky hairs.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-June
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : North and Middle Andaman,South Andaman
  • Native : Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Hainan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 78
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Popowia kurzii. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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