Protium serratum (Wall. ex Colebr.) Engl.

 
  • Family : BURSERACEAE
    (Bursera Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SALAI FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Burseraceae
  • Basionym : Bursera serrata Wall. ex Colebr.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Protium serratum (Wall. ex Colebr.) Engl.
  • Common name : Indian Red Pear
  • Vernacular name :
    • Chitreka, Bhusi (Telugu)
    • Kekar, Dongaliya kekar, Sorupotrimoi, Rimuli, Gagur, Nimburu, Nimbura moi, Raj moi, Andiri, Hendura, Limbru (Oria)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Large evergreen tree
  • Flower, Fruit : March-June
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Srikakulam district, East Godavari district, Kurnool district, West Godavari district, Vishakapatnam district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Ganjam district, Khurda district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district
    • Chattisgarh : Raipur District
    • Madhya Pradesh : Madhya Pradesh
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, 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
    • Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
    • Verma, D.M., et al 1985. Flora of Raipur, Durg and Rajnandagaon. Fl. of Ind. Ser. 3.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Protium serratum. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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