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Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A. Juss.) Benth.

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Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A. Juss.) Benth.
Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A. Juss.) Benth.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAglaia abbreviata C.Y. Wu
synonymAglaia canariifolia Koord.
synonymAglaia cupreo-lepidota Merrill
synonymAglaia elaeagnoidea var. formosana Hayata
synonymAglaia elaeagnoidea var. glabrescens Valeton
synonymAglaia elaeagnoidea var. pallens Merr.
synonymAglaia formosana (Hayata) Hayata
synonymAglaia grata Wall. ex Voigt
synonymAglaia hoanensis Pierre
synonymAglaia lepidota Miq.
synonymAglaia lepidota var. paupercula Miq.
synonymAglaia littoralis Talbot
synonymAglaia midnaporensis Carey ex Voigt
synonymAglaia odoratissima Benth.
synonymAglaia parvifolia Merrill
synonymAglaia poilanei Pellegr.
synonymAglaia poulocondorensis Pellegrin
synonymAglaia roxburghiana (Wight & Arn.) Miquel
synonymAglaia roxburghiana var. angustata Miq.
synonymAglaia roxburghiana var. balica Miq.
synonymAglaia roxburghiana var. paupercula Miq.
synonymAglaia spanoghei Bl. ex Miq.
synonymAglaia talbotii Sundara Raghavan
synonymAglaia wallichii Hiern
synonymAmoora poulocondorensis (Pellegr.) Harms
synonymMilnea roxburghiana Wight & Arn.
synonymNemedra elaeagnoidea A. Juss.
synonymWalsura lanceolata Wall.
🗒 Common Names
Malayalam
  • Punyava
Other
  • Priyangu
  • Punyava
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Generally in dry evergreen forests and sometimes found as understorey trees in wet evergreen forests, up to 1000 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 
ayyappan Narayanan
Status UNDER_CREATION
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References 
    Brief
    Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Tree
    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
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    References 
      Diagnostic Keys
      Description
      Trees, to 15 m high, bark reddish-brown, smooth; blaze pink; branchlets 3-4 mm thick, covered with brownish scales. Leaves imparipinnate, alternate, estipulate; rachis 60-80 mm long, stout, grooved above, swollen at base, lepidote; leaflets 5-7, opposite, estipellate; petiolule 10-18 mm long, lepidote scales present; leaflets 6-10 x 3-4.5 cm, elliptic, elliptic-obovate, lanceolate or oblanceolate, base oblique, acute or attenuate, apex acute, acuminate or caudate-acuminate, margin entire, chartaceous, foveolate above, lepidote above and beneath; lateral nerves 5-12 pairs, parallel, prominent, secondary laterals present, intercostae obscure. Flowers polygamodioecious, yellow in axillary branching panicles; calyx 5 lobed campanulate, scaly, margins ciliate; petals 5, free, imbricate; staminal tube entire at apex; anthers 5, included; ovary small, superior, slightly depressed, 1-2-celled, ovules 1-2 in each cell. Fruit a berry, globose, 1-15. cm across, buff coloured; seeds 1-2.
      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 
        Habit: Small tree
        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 
          Habit

          Trees up to 10 m tall.

          Trunk & Bark

          Bark greyish brown, lenticellate; blaze reddish brown.

          Branches and Branchlets

          Young branchlets terete, densely lepidote scaly.

          Exudates

          White latex, not profuse.

          Leaves

          Leaves compound, imparipinnate, alternate, spiral; rachis 1.5-3.5 cm, slightly canaliculate above, lepidote scaly; leaflets 2-3 opposite or subopposite pairs with one at terminal, 3-7 x 1-3 cm, narrow-elliptic to oblanceolate, apex bluntly acute to subacuminate, sometimes obtuse, base acute to cuneate, chartaceous, young leaves densely lepidote scaly, glabrous when; midrib slightly raised above, secondary nerves 8-13 pairs; tertiary nerves very slender, broadly reticulate.

          Inflorescence / Flower

          Inflorescence axillary panicles, shorter than leaves, lepidote scaly.

          Fruit and Seed

          Berry, nearly globose, lepidote scaly, to 1.5 cm across, not depressed at apex, 2 loculed; seeds 1 per locule.

          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
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            No Data
            📚 Natural History
            Cyclicity
            Flowering and fruiting: November-August
            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
              Ecology
              Generally in dry evergreen forests and sometimes found as understorey trees in wet evergreen forests, up to 1000 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: Evergreen forests, also in sacred groves in plains.
                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
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                  No Data
                  📚 Habitat and Distribution
                  General Habitat

                  Habitat

                  Terrestrial
                  Terrestrial
                  Evergreen forests, also in sacred groves in the plains
                  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
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                  References 
                    Description
                    Global Distribution

                    Indo-Malesia to Pacific Islands

                    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
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                    References 
                      Maharashtra: Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Coorg, N. Kanara Kerala: All districts
                      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 
                        Indomalaysia to Pacific Islands; in the Western Ghats- South and Central Sahyadris.
                        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 
                          No Data
                          📚 Occurrence
                          No Data
                          📚 Uses and Management
                          Uses
                          Medicinal
                          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
                            📚 Information Listing
                            References
                            1. Aglaia roxburghiana (Wight & Arn.) Miq. var. courtallensis Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 180(129). 1915.
                            2. Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A. Juss.) Benth. var. courtallensis (Gamble) K.K.N. Nair, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 76: 476. 1981; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 109. 1994; S.S. Jain & S.S.R. Bennet in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 465.1997; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 149. 2002; N.C. Nair & N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 641. 2005.
                            3. Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A. Juss.) Benth. var. beddomei (Gamble) K.K.N. Nair, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 78: 426. 1981; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 109. 1990; S.S. Jain & S.S.R. Bennet in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 462.1997; N.C. Nair & N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 640. 2005.
                            4. Aglaia wallichii Hiern in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 555. 1875.
                            5. Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A. Juss.) Benth., Fl. Austral. 1: 383. 1863; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 63. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 109. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 95. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 100. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 116. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 61. 1995; Pannell, Kew Bull. Add. ser. 16, 143.1992; S.S. Jain & S.S.R. Bennet in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 461.1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 61. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 54. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 149. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 116. 2005; N.C. Nair & N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 641. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 164. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 206. 2009.
                            6. Aglaia roxburghiana (Wight & Arn.) Miq. var. obtusa DC. in A. & C. DC., Monogr. Phan. 1: 605. 1878.
                            7. Aglaia roxburghiana (Wight & Arn.) Miq. var. beddomei Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 180(129). 1915.
                            8. Nemedra elaeagnoidea A. Juss., Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 19: 259, t. 14. 1830.
                            9. Aglaia roxburghiana (Wight & Arn.) Miq., Ann. Mus. Ludg.-Bat. 4: 41. 1868; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 180(128). 1915.
                            1. Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000
                            Information Listing > References
                            1. Aglaia roxburghiana (Wight & Arn.) Miq. var. courtallensis Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 180(129). 1915.
                            2. Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A. Juss.) Benth. var. courtallensis (Gamble) K.K.N. Nair, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 76: 476. 1981; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 109. 1994; S.S. Jain & S.S.R. Bennet in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 465.1997; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 149. 2002; N.C. Nair & N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 641. 2005.
                            3. Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A. Juss.) Benth. var. beddomei (Gamble) K.K.N. Nair, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 78: 426. 1981; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 109. 1990; S.S. Jain & S.S.R. Bennet in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 462.1997; N.C. Nair & N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 640. 2005.
                            4. Aglaia wallichii Hiern in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 555. 1875.
                            5. Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A. Juss.) Benth., Fl. Austral. 1: 383. 1863; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 63. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 109. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 95. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 100. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 116. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 61. 1995; Pannell, Kew Bull. Add. ser. 16, 143.1992; S.S. Jain & S.S.R. Bennet in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 461.1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 61. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 54. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 149. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 116. 2005; N.C. Nair & N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 641. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 164. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 206. 2009.
                            6. Aglaia roxburghiana (Wight & Arn.) Miq. var. obtusa DC. in A. & C. DC., Monogr. Phan. 1: 605. 1878.
                            7. Aglaia roxburghiana (Wight & Arn.) Miq. var. beddomei Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 180(129). 1915.
                            8. Nemedra elaeagnoidea A. Juss., Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 19: 259, t. 14. 1830.
                            9. Aglaia roxburghiana (Wight & Arn.) Miq., Ann. Mus. Ludg.-Bat. 4: 41. 1868; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 180(128). 1915.
                            10. Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000

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                            📚 Meta data
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                            🐾 Taxonomy
                            RootRoot
                            KingdomPlantae
                            PhylumTracheophyta
                            ClassMagnoliopsida
                            OrderSapindales
                            FamilyMeliaceae
                            GenusAglaia
                            SpeciesAglaia elaeagnoidea (A. Juss.) Benth.
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