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Guazuma ulmifolia
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Family:
STERCULIACEAE
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Citation: Guazuma ulmifolia Lam., Encycl. 3:52.1789; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 96. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 80. 1989; K.C. Malick in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 424. 1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 85. 1994; V. Chithra in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 455. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 136. 2009.
Theobroma guazuma L., Sp. Pl. 782. 1753.
Guazuma tomentosa HBK, Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 320.1823; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1:375.1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 111(79). 1915.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Utharasham, Rudraksham
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Bastard Cedar, Honey fruit tree, Musket tree
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Description:
Small or medium sized tree. Leaves lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate or ovate, obliquely cordate at base, serrulate at margin, acuminate at apex, 4-17 x 2-10 cm, stellate-pubescent on both surfaces. Cymes axillary and terminal; bracts and bracteoles subulate, caducous. Sepals 3-5, connate, elliptic-lanceolate or ovate, 2-3 x 1-2 mm, subequal, tomentose outside. Petals obovate, ca 3 x 2 mm, concave with 2 apical 3-4 mm long appendages. Staminal tube ca 3 mm long; staminodes petaloid. Ovary globose, stellate-tomentose. Capsules subglobose, 1-2 x 1-1.5 cm, woody, tubercled.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-September
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District(s):
Kottayam, Alappuzha, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Grown as avenue tree
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Distribution:
Native of Tropical America
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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):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
Yes
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Kayamkulam
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