Herbarium JCB

Erythroxylum monogynum Roxb.

Family : ERYTHROXYLACEAE
(COCA FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Erythroxylaceae
Species : Erythroxylum monogynum
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Erythroxylum monogynum Roxb.
Common name : Bastard Sandalwood-Tree of India
Vernacular name : Sembulichan (Tam.); Devadaru (Tel.)
Key identification features : A small tree to large shrub. Leaves are alternate, sometimes fascicled, obovate and glaucous beneath. Flowers are solitary or in fascicles. Petals are greenish-white. Stamens are monadelphous. Fruit is a drupe with a single seed and bright red when ripe. Common in scrub jungles. Bark is brown, relatively smooth with faint irregular anastamosing fissures.
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : June-November
Native : India, Sri Lanka
Comments : Occasional on the foothills of scrub forest and open deciduous forests up to 1000 m. Fruits ripen red and edible.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Melagiri Hills (Dharmapuri district) (Tamil Nadu State); Visakhapatnam district, Kurnool district, Kadapa district, Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Erythroxylum monogynum. Downloaded on 1 May 2024.