Undergrowth in evergreen to semievergreen forests up to 800 m.
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Amyris inaequalis (DC.) Spreng. |
| synonym | Clausena abyssinica Engl. |
| synonym | Clausena anisata subsp. abyssinica (Engl.) Cuf. |
| synonym | Clausena inaequalis (DC.) Benth. |
| synonym | Clausena inaequalis var. abyssinica Engl. |
| synonym | Cookia anisata (Willd.) Desf. |
| synonym | Elaphrium inaequale DC. |
| synonym | Fagarastrum anisatum (Willd.) G. Don |
| synonym | Fagarastrum inaequale (DC.) G. Don |
| synonym | Myaris inaequalis (DC.) Presl |
🗒 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
Medium trees; young branchlets pubescent, Leaves odd pinnate, to 15 cm; leaflets opposite, 5 x 2.5 cm, ovate, elliptic, acuminate, base oblique, dentate. Racemes axillary, to 9 cm; pedicels 0.5 cm; bracts 2 mm; flowers white, 4-merous; calyx lobes 1 mm, ovate, pubescent; petals 4 x 2 mm, concave; stamens 8, free, filaments dialated below, unequal; anthers 2 mm; ovary 4 partite, style apical, furrowed, stigma 4-angled. Berry 8 mm across, globose.
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 |
Rachis and pinna insertion
Flowering branch
Rachis and pinna insertion
Habit
Small trees up to
Trunk\bark
Bark reddish brown, scaly; blaze pink.
Branchlets
Young branchlets terete, grey pubescent.
Leaves
Leaves compound, usually imparipinnate, sometimes paripinnate, cluster at twig ends, alternate, spiral, 13-26 cm long; rachis terete, grey pubescent, sometimes glabrescent; petiolule 0.2 cm long; leaflets 7-13, 2.5-8 (-12) x 1.3-3.5 (-6.5) cm, generally increase in size towards apex, ovate with unequal sides, apex acuminate with retuse tip, base asymmetric, margin entire to crenulate, chartaceous, glandular punctuate, usually grey pubescent on nerves and midrib on both surfaces, sometimes glabrescent; midrib raised above; secondary nerves 7-11 pairs; tertiary nerves broadly reticulate.
Flowers
Inflorescence axillary racemes; flowers white, tetramerous.
Fruit& seed
Berry, globose, 1.3 cm across; seeds oblong.
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: Shrub
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 |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Ecology
Undergrowth in evergreen to semievergreen forests up to 800 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: Moist forests along streams and plateaus
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
Moist deciduous and evergreen 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
Global Distribution
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Africa
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Kollam, Thrissur, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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 |
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Africa; in the Western Ghats- throughout.
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 |
Maharashtra: Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Satara, Sindhudurg
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 |
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📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Clausena willdenowii Wight & Arn. var. nana (Roxb.) Balakr., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 22: 173. 1982.
- Clausena dentata (Willd.) Roem., Syn. Hesper. 1: 44. 1846; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 43. 1988; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 139. 2002; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 53. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 56. 1999.
- Clausena willdenowii Wight & Arn., Prodr. 96. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1:506. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 155(110). 1915.
- Amyris dentata Willd., Sp. Pl. 2: 337. 1799.
- Amyris anisata Willd., Sp. Pl. 2: 337. 1799.
- Clausena willdenowii Wight & Arn. var. pubescens (Wight & Arn.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 506. 1875.
- Clausena willdenowii Wight & Arn. var. dulcis (Bedd.) Bedd., Fl. Sylv. S. India 45. 1871.
- Clausena dentata (Willd.) Roem. var. pubescens (Wight & Arn.) Tanaka, J. Bot. 68:277.1930; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 81. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 52. 1997.
- Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook.f. ex Benth. in Hook., Niger Fl. 256. 1849; K.N. Nair & M.P. Nayar in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 321.1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 48. 2002; R.K. Premanath in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 593. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 192. 2009.
- Clausena dentata (Willd.) Roem. var. dulcis (Bedd.) Swingle, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 28: 532. 1938.
- 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
- Clausena willdenowii Wight & Arn. var. nana (Roxb.) Balakr., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 22: 173. 1982.
- Clausena dentata (Willd.) Roem., Syn. Hesper. 1: 44. 1846; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 43. 1988; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 139. 2002; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 53. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 56. 1999.
- Clausena willdenowii Wight & Arn., Prodr. 96. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1:506. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 155(110). 1915.
- Amyris dentata Willd., Sp. Pl. 2: 337. 1799.
- Amyris anisata Willd., Sp. Pl. 2: 337. 1799.
- Clausena willdenowii Wight & Arn. var. pubescens (Wight & Arn.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 506. 1875.
- Clausena willdenowii Wight & Arn. var. dulcis (Bedd.) Bedd., Fl. Sylv. S. India 45. 1871.
- Clausena dentata (Willd.) Roem. var. pubescens (Wight & Arn.) Tanaka, J. Bot. 68:277.1930; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 81. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 52. 1997.
- Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook.f. ex Benth. in Hook., Niger Fl. 256. 1849; K.N. Nair & M.P. Nayar in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 321.1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 48. 2002; R.K. Premanath in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 593. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 192. 2009.
- Clausena dentata (Willd.) Roem. var. dulcis (Bedd.) Swingle, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 28: 532. 1938.
- 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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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Sapindales |
| Family | Rutaceae |
| Genus | Clausena |
| Species | Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f., De Wild. & Staner |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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