Frequent canopy trees in montane evergreen forests between 1800 and 2400 m.
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Elaeocarpus ferrugineus (Wight) Beddome |
| synonym | Monocera ferruginea Wight |
🗒 Common Names
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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
Trees, to 13 m high; bole buttressed; young branches and leaves covered with rusty tomentum. Leaves simple, alternate, clustered at the tip of branchlets, stipules free, lateral, cauducous; petiole 15-50 mm, stout, tomentose; lamina 7.5-15 x 4-8 cm, ovate or ovate-oblong, folded back, boat shaped, base acute or cuneate, apex acute or caudate, margin crenate or serrulate, glabrous above except downy midrib, softly pubescent beneath, coriaceous, lateral nerves 6-10 pairs, pinnate, prominent, veins dividing dichotomously towards the margin, intercostae reticulate, obscure. Flowers bisexual, white, in short axillary racemes to 7 cm; sepals 5, lanceolate, pubescent; petals 5, 1.2 cm long, broadly ovate, sparsely within, inserted round the base of glandular disc; stamens numerous, inserted between the glands on the disc; anthers ending in straight bristle; ovary superior, subglobose, densely silky outside, 3-celled, ovules 2 in each cell; style subulate, entire. Fruit a drupe, ovoid; stone single, compressed, coarsely tubercled; seed one.
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 |
Inflorescence insertion
Inflorescence insertion
Fruit insertion
Petiole and leaf insertion
Swollen petiole
Leaf lower side
Leaf upper side
Habit
Trees up to 12 m tall.
Trunk & Bark
Bark greyish brown, lenticellate; blaze cream.
Branches and Branchlets
Branches with architecture of “Aubreville model”; branchlets terete with fallen leaf scars, lenticellate, rusty or greyish stellate tomentose.
Leaves
Leaves simple, alternate, spiral, clustered at twig ends; petiole 2.5 cm; lamina 7.5-10 x 5-7.5 cm, elliptic, folded boat-shaped, apex acute to shortly acuminate, base acute, with very shallow serrations, margin revolute, coriaceous, densely tomentose beneath; midrib slightly raised above; secondary nerves ca. 9 pairs, branched towards margin; tertiary nerves reticulo-percurrent.
Inflorescence / Flower
Inflorescence racemes, 5-10 cm long, ca. 10 flowered; pedicels 2 cm long, tomentose; petals cream, laciniate; anthers awned.
Fruit and Seed
Drupe, ovoid, fleshy, green, 1.8 x 1 cm; seeds 1, oblong, endocarp stony, tuberculate.
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: 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 |
No Data
📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Ecology
Frequent canopy trees in montane evergreen forests between 1800 and 2400 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 |
No Data
📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Terrestrial
Shola 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
Endemic to the Western Ghats- confined to the Anamalai, Palani and Nilgiris.
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: Idukki, Palakkad
Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Dindigul, Nilgiri
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
Southern Western Ghats
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: Idukki, Palakkad
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 |
Endemic Distribution
Southern Western Ghats
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
📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
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
📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Monocera ferruginea Wight, Ic. t. 205. 1839, non jack. 1830.
- Elaeocarpus recurvatus Corner, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlm. 10: 319,325. 1939; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 36. 1988; S.K. Murti in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 549. 1993; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 36. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 47. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 48. 1999; M. Reema et al. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 501. 2005.
- Elaeocarpus ferrugineus (Wight) Bedd., Fl. Sylv. t. 112. 1871, nom. illeg.; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 406. 1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 124(88). 1915.
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004
Information Listing > References
- Monocera ferruginea Wight, Ic. t. 205. 1839, non jack. 1830.
- Elaeocarpus recurvatus Corner, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlm. 10: 319,325. 1939; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 36. 1988; S.K. Murti in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 549. 1993; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 36. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 47. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 48. 1999; M. Reema et al. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 501. 2005.
- Elaeocarpus ferrugineus (Wight) Bedd., Fl. Sylv. t. 112. 1871, nom. illeg.; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 406. 1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 124(88). 1915.
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Oxalidales |
| Family | Elaeocarpaceae |
| Genus | Elaeocarpus |
| Species | Elaeocarpus recurvatus Corner |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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