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Fagraea ceilanica

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Fagraea ceilanica
Fagraea ceilanica
Fagraea ceilanica
🗒 Synonyms
No Data
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Gia
  • Lau binh
  • Perfume Flower Tree
  • Pua Keni Keni
  • Trai Tichlan
Malayalam
  • Kompal
  • Marunthankamaram
  • Modakakkodi
  • Modakam
  • Omal
  • Vallerei
  • Vellarimodakam
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Shrub
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 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Small trees, usually epiphytic on tree trunks; branchlets stout with prominent leaf-scars. Leaves 10-18 x 5-8 cm, obovate or oblanceolate, base cuneate, margin entire, apex obtuse, fleshy, shiny, glabrous; petiole to 2.5 cm long. Inflorescence terminal or axillary, few-flowered corymbose cymes. Flowers large, 6-8 cm across, creamy white. Calyx deeply 5-lobed; lobes c.8 mm long, obovate, acute or obtuse. Corolla funnel-form; tube 4-5 cm long; lobes 5, broad, twisted to right. Stamens 5, adnate at base of corolla-tube. Ovary 2-celled; ovules many in each cell; stigma capitate. Berry 2-4 x 1.5-3 cm, ellipsoid, shiny. Seeds many.
    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 
      No Data
      📚 Natural History
      Cyclicity
      Flowering and fruiting: March-November
      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 
        Morphology

        Growth Form

        Tree
        Tree
        No Data
        📚 Habitat and Distribution
        General Habitat
        Moist deciduous, evergreen, semi-evergreen and shola forests, also in sacred groves
        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 
          Forested areas
          Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
          Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            Description
            Global Distribution

            Indo-Malesia

            Indian distribution

            State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

            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 
              Global Distribution

              India: Assam, Meghalaya

              Local Distribution

              Barak Valley

              Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                No Data
                📚 Occurrence
                No Data
                📚 Uses and Management
                Uses

                System of Medicines Used In

                Folk medicine
                Folk medicine
                System Of Medicines Used In

                Folk medicine

                FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2759
                Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2759
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  No Data
                  📚 Information Listing
                  References
                  1. Fagraea ceilanica Thunb., Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 3: 132. 1782; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 83. 1883 "zeylanica"; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 865(608). 1923; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 172. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 261. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 234. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 180. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 287. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 250. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 441. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 294. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 302. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 227. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 11. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 295. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 211. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 57. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 429. 1997; Muktesh, Epiphytic Fl. Western Ghats 66. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 254. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 201. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 198. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 456. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 323. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 445. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 539. 2009.
                  2. Fagraea malabarica Wight, Ic. t.1317. 1848.
                  3. Fagraea obovata Wall. in Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 33. 1824; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 83. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 865(608). 1923.
                  4. Fagraea coromandelina Wight, Ic. t. 1316. 1848.
                  1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2759
                  Information Listing > References
                  1. Fagraea ceilanica Thunb., Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 3: 132. 1782; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 83. 1883 "zeylanica"; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 865(608). 1923; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 172. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 261. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 234. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 180. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 287. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 250. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 441. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 294. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 302. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 227. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 11. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 295. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 211. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 57. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 429. 1997; Muktesh, Epiphytic Fl. Western Ghats 66. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 254. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 201. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 198. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 456. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 323. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 445. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 539. 2009.
                  2. Fagraea malabarica Wight, Ic. t.1317. 1848.
                  3. Fagraea obovata Wall. in Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 33. 1824; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 83. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 865(608). 1923.
                  4. Fagraea coromandelina Wight, Ic. t. 1316. 1848.
                  5. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2759

                  Arborescent Angiosperms of Mundanthurai Range in the Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) of the southern Western Ghats, India

                  Siddarth Jude Machado
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                  📚 Meta data
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                  🐾 Taxonomy
                  RootRoot
                  KingdomPlantae
                  PhylumTracheophyta
                  ClassMagnoliopsida
                  OrderGentianales
                  FamilyGentianaceae
                  GenusFagraea
                  SpeciesFagraea ceilanica
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