Along the margin of high altitude evergreen forests from 1500 to 2200 m.
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Daphniphyllum glaucescens subsp. neilgherrense (Wight) T.C.Huang |
| synonym | Daphniphyllum glaucescens var. concolor Müll.Arg. |
| synonym | Goughia neilgherrensis 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
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 |
Leaf upper side
Petiole and leaf insertion
Leaf upper side
Flower insertion
Habit
A medium-sized evergreen tree, up to 12 m tall.
Trunk & Bark
Bark brown, lenticellate; blaze brownish.
Branches and Branchlets
Branchlets terete, glabrous.
Leaves
Leaves simple, alternate, clustered at twig ends; petiole up to 5 cm long; lamina 7-12.5 x 3-7.5 cm, elliptic-oblong or obovate, apex obtuse with apiculate tip, base obtuse, margin entire, coriaceous, glaucous beneath; secondary nerves ca. 8 pairs; tertiary nerves reticulate.
Inflorescence / Flower
Inflorescence axillary racemes; flowers dioecious sometimes monoecious; male flowers devoid of petals; anthers large and pink.
Fruit and Seed
Drupe, ovoid or oblong, pericarp woody, 1-seeded.
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 |
Trees, to 15 m, bark surface greyish-brown, smooth; blaze yellow; exudation milky; branchlets stout. Leaves simple, alternate, clustered at the tip of branchlets, estipulate; petiole 5-25 mm, slender, glabrous; lamina 3.5-12 x 1.5-5 cm, obovate, elliptic-obovate or obovate-oblong, base acute, apex acute or obtuse, margin entire, revolute, glabrous above and glaucous beneath, coriaceous; lateral nerves 5-10 pairs, slender, faint, intercostae reticulate, faint. Flowers unisexual, yellowish-green, in axillary racemes; male flowers: bracts 3 x 3 mm, ovate, obtuse, ciliate; tepals 5, minute; stamens 5-12, free; anthers oblong; connective apiculate; female flowers: bracteate, perianth similar to male flowers; ovary superior, imperfectly 2-celled; ovules 2 in each cell; stigmas thick, recurved, undivided. Fruit a drupe, 10-12 mm long, ovoid, greenish-red.
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 |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Ecology
Along the margin of high altitude evergreen forests from 1500 to 2200 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 Deciduous to 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
Evergreen and shola forest margins
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
Indomalaysia; 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 |
Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Shimoga
Kerala: Idukki,Thiruvananthapuram, Wynad
Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Dindigul, Nilgiri, Salem, Tirunelveli
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
Indo-Malesia
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: 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 |
No Data
📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
Uses
System of Medicines Used In
Folk medicine
System Of Medicines Used In
Folk medicine
FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=7275
| Attributions | FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=7275 |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Information Listing
References
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=7275
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Fischer 1921, Matthew 1983
- Daphniphyllum roxburghii Baillon, Etude Euphorb. 565. 1858.
- Goughia neilgherrensis Wight, Ic. tt. 1878 & 1879. 1852.
- Daphniphyllum glaucescens Muell.-Arg. in DC., Prodr. 16: 3. 1866, non Blume 1826-1827; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 353. 1887.
- Daphniphyllum neilgherrense (Wight) K. Rosenth. in Engl., Pflanzenreich. Daphniphyllac. 7. 1919; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1311(917). 1925; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 429. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 36. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 46. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 369. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 623. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 733. 2009.
Information Listing > References
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=7275
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Fischer 1921, Matthew 1983
- Daphniphyllum roxburghii Baillon, Etude Euphorb. 565. 1858.
- Goughia neilgherrensis Wight, Ic. tt. 1878 & 1879. 1852.
- Daphniphyllum glaucescens Muell.-Arg. in DC., Prodr. 16: 3. 1866, non Blume 1826-1827; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 353. 1887.
- Daphniphyllum neilgherrense (Wight) K. Rosenth. in Engl., Pflanzenreich. Daphniphyllac. 7. 1919; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1311(917). 1925; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 429. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 36. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 46. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 369. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 623. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 733. 2009.
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Saxifragales |
| Family | Daphniphyllaceae |
| Genus | Daphniphyllum |
| Species | Daphniphyllum neilgherrense (Wight) K.Rosenthal |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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