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Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f., De Wild. & Staner

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Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f., De Wild. & Staner
Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f., De Wild. & Staner
Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f., De Wild. & Staner
Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f., De Wild. & Staner
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAmyris inaequalis (DC.) Spreng.
synonymClausena abyssinica Engl.
synonymClausena anisata subsp. abyssinica (Engl.) Cuf.
synonymClausena inaequalis (DC.) Benth.
synonymClausena inaequalis var. abyssinica Engl.
synonymCookia anisata (Willd.) Desf.
synonymElaphrium inaequale DC.
synonymFagarastrum anisatum (Willd.) G. Don
synonymFagarastrum inaequale (DC.) G. Don
synonymMyaris inaequalis (DC.) Presl
🗒 Common Names
Malayalam
  • Kariveppila
  • Kattukariveppila
  • Potti
  • Suganthaveppu
Tamil
  • Kattukarveppilai
  • Kattu-veppilai
  • Pothi
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
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 
ayyappan Narayanan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Brief
    Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Shrub
    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 
      Diagnostic Keys
      Description
      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 
        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 
          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 
            No Data
            📚 Natural History
            Cyclicity
            Flowering and fruiting: March-June
            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 
              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
                    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 
                      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 
                          No Data
                          📚 Occurrence
                          No Data
                          📚 Uses and Management
                          No Data
                          📚 Information Listing
                          References
                          1. Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000
                          1. Clausena willdenowii Wight & Arn. var. nana (Roxb.) Balakr., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 22: 173. 1982.
                          2. 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.
                          3. Clausena willdenowii Wight & Arn., Prodr. 96. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1:506. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 155(110). 1915.
                          4. Amyris dentata Willd., Sp. Pl. 2: 337. 1799.
                          5. Amyris anisata Willd., Sp. Pl. 2: 337. 1799.
                          6. Clausena willdenowii Wight & Arn. var. pubescens (Wight & Arn.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 506. 1875.
                          7. Clausena willdenowii Wight & Arn. var. dulcis (Bedd.) Bedd., Fl. Sylv. S. India 45. 1871.
                          8. 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.
                          9. 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.
                          10. Clausena dentata (Willd.) Roem. var. dulcis (Bedd.) Swingle, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 28: 532. 1938.
                          Information Listing > References
                          1. Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000
                          2. Clausena willdenowii Wight & Arn. var. nana (Roxb.) Balakr., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 22: 173. 1982.
                          3. 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.
                          4. Clausena willdenowii Wight & Arn., Prodr. 96. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1:506. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 155(110). 1915.
                          5. Amyris dentata Willd., Sp. Pl. 2: 337. 1799.
                          6. Amyris anisata Willd., Sp. Pl. 2: 337. 1799.
                          7. Clausena willdenowii Wight & Arn. var. pubescens (Wight & Arn.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 506. 1875.
                          8. Clausena willdenowii Wight & Arn. var. dulcis (Bedd.) Bedd., Fl. Sylv. S. India 45. 1871.
                          9. 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.
                          10. 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.
                          11. Clausena dentata (Willd.) Roem. var. dulcis (Bedd.) Swingle, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 28: 532. 1938.

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                          Arborescent Angiosperms of Mundanthurai Range in the Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) of the southern Western Ghats, India

                          Siddarth Jude Machado
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                          📚 Meta data
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                          🐾 Taxonomy
                          RootRoot
                          KingdomPlantae
                          PhylumTracheophyta
                          ClassMagnoliopsida
                          OrderSapindales
                          FamilyRutaceae
                          GenusClausena
                          SpeciesClausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f., De Wild. & Staner
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