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Dipterocarpus indicus
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Family:
DIPTEROCARPACEAE
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Citation: Dipterocarpus indicus Bedd., Fl. Sylv. t. 94. 1871; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 81(58). 1915; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 83. 1984; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 74. 1990; K.P. Janardh. in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 214. 1993; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 26. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 55. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 33. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 28. 1998; Ravikumar & Ved, Illustr. Field Guide 100 Red Listed Med. Pl. 122. 2000 Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 24. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 93. 2002; K.P. Janardh. & W. Arisdason in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 361. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 140. 2009.
Dipterocarpus turbinatus sensu Dyer in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 295. 1874 p.p. non Gaertn.f.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Arayangili, Kalpayin, Kakka, Karanjili, Vavangu, Vella-ayani
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Evergreen trees, to 35 m high, bole straight; bark pale grey, smooth; branchlets tomentose. Leaves simple, alternate, 7-25 x 4-17.5 cm, ovate, apex acute or acuminate, base acute, obtuse or cordate, margin crenate, undulate, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves 10-15 pairs, parallel, prominent, intercostae scalariform, obscure; petiole 17-50 mm, slender, glabrous, swollen tipped; stipules large, lateral, leaving an annular stipular scar, tomentose. Flowers bisexual, white, fragrant, 3-5 together in axillary racemes; pedicels 3 cm long. Calyx cupular at base, lobes 5, unequal. Petals 5, tinged with pink. Stamens 30; filaments yellowish, often dilated at base; connective aristate. Ovary superior, slightly adherent to the calyx tube, 3-celled, ovules 2 in each cell. Fruit a nut; wings 2, oblong, reddish-brown, to 10 x 2 cm.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-July
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Kozhikkode, Wayanad, Pathanamthitta, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Western Ghats
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White, Pink
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
300-1000
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Localities:
Peechi, Vellanimala, Rosemala, Chenthamarakokka, Nelluyampathy forests, Pezha, Ayyappankovil, Ettapadappu, Rockwood, Vandalodu, Attayar
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