Understorey tree in wet evergreen forests between 500 and 900 m.
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📚 Overview
Summary
B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
| Attributions | B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Description
Leaf upper side
Leaf lower side
petiole and leaf insertion
Fruit insertion
Habit
Large shrubs or small trees, up to 5 m tall.
Branches and Branchlets
Branchlets slender, pubescent.
Leaves
Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; petiole 0.3-0.7 cm, flat above, glabrous; lamina 8-15 x 2.5-6.2 cm, elliptic to narrow-elliptic, apex acuminate, base acute to cuneate, margin serrate (serrations starts 1-2.5 cm above the base), chartaceous, glabrous; midrib slightly raised above; secondary nerves ca. 8 pairs; tertiary nerves very slender, broadly reticulate.
Inflorescence / Flower
Flowers in axillary or extra-axillary dichasial cymes, pale greenish-yellow.
Fruit and Seed
Capsule, 1-4 celled, smooth; seeds arillate
B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
| Attributions | B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Habit: Shrub
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Shrub to small trees; branchlets terete, flat at tip. Leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate, cuneate at base, sharply serrate at margin except at base, acute at apex, 10-15.5 x 3.5-6.5 cm, membranous and glabrous. Lateral nerves conspicuous; petioles ca 8 mm long, channelled. Cymes axillary or supra-axillary, 5-7 flowered. Sepals 4, small. Petals 4, oblong, ca 5 mm long, with a pit near apex, yellow. Stamens 4, inserted at angles of disc; connectives enlarged. Ovary within disc, 4-lobed; styles conic. Capsules rounded, 1-4 loculed, 1-4 seeded; seeds ca 1.5 cm across; aril partially covering seed, red.
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Ecology
Understorey tree in wet evergreen forests between 500 and 900 m.
B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
| Attributions | B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Miscellaneous Details
Notes: Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Semi-evergreen forests
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Description
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka; in the Western Ghats- rarely found in Agasthyamalai, Anamalai, Palakkad hills.
B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
| Attributions | B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Kerala: Malapuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram,Thrissur
Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Global Distribution
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004
- Glyptopetalum zeylanicum Thw. in Hook.'s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 8: 267. t. 7B.1856; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 612. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 204(147). 1918; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 55. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 117. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 115. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 106. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 143. 1997; K. Ramam. in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 114. 2000; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 160. 2002; K. Ramam. & P. Venu in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 706. 2005.
Information Listing > References
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004
- Glyptopetalum zeylanicum Thw. in Hook.'s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 8: 267. t. 7B.1856; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 612. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 204(147). 1918; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 55. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 117. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 115. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 106. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 143. 1997; K. Ramam. in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 114. 2000; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 160. 2002; K. Ramam. & P. Venu in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 706. 2005.
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Celastrales |
| Family | Celastraceae |
| Genus | Glyptopetalum |
| Species | Glyptopetalum zeylanicum Thw. |
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