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Eriolaena hookeriana Wight & Arn.

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Eriolaena hookeriana Wight & Arn.
Eriolaena hookeriana Wight & Arn.
Eriolaena hookeriana Wight & Arn.
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🗒 Synonyms
No Data
🗒 Common Names
Malayalam
  • Guakasi
  • Vandunda
Other
  • Bhondia-Dhaman
  • Bother
  • Bute
  • Nar Botku
  • Udupai
  • Vandunda
Tamil
  • Uduppai
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Shrub to Small Tree
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 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Habit: Small 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 
      Small trees; branchlets pubescent. Leaves to 8-13 x 8-12 cm, ovate, orbicular, acuminate or obtuse, cordate at base, 5-7 nerved, densely stellate pubescent below; petiole 3-6 cm. Cymes axillary, 3-7 flowered; bracteoles 5, laciniate, shorter than sepals; sepals 2 x 0.5 cm, linear-lanceolate; petals 2 cm long, obovate, clawed, yellow, pubescent; stamens many, filaments united at various length; ovary sessile, 7-celled, pubescent, style 1, stigmatic lobes 7.
      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
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: February-March
        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 
          Morphology

          Growth Form

          Tree
          Tree
          Field Tips

          New foliage reddish in December. Capsules persistent.

          Flower

          In axillary cymes, yellow. Flowering throughout the year.

          Fruit

          A capsule, pyriform, woody. Seeds winged. Fruiting throughout the year.

          Leaf Apices

          Acuminate

          Leaf arrangement

          Alternate distichous

          Leaf Bases

          Chordate

          Leaf Margins

          Dentate

          Leaf Shapes

          Ovate

          Leaf Types

          Simple

          Habit

          A small tree.

          Keystone Foundation
          Attributions Keystone Foundation
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            Miscellaneous Details
            Notes: Degraded 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 
              A strong wood used for agricultural implements and axe handles.
              Keystone Foundation
              Attributions Keystone Foundation
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                No Data
                📚 Habitat and Distribution
                General Habitat
                Commonly found in cleared slopes in full sun at 750-1000m. Central and South India.
                Keystone Foundation
                Attributions Keystone Foundation
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Degraded 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: Dhule, Pune, Raigad Karnataka: Mysore Kerala: Idukki
                    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

                      Indian distribution

                      State - Kerala, District/s: Idukki

                      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
                        📚 Uses and Management
                        Uses

                        System of Medicines Used In

                        Folk medicine
                        Folk medicine
                        Siddha
                        Siddha
                        Fruits are eaten by birds, bears and monkeys. Leaves are rolled into cheroots. The mucilage from the bark is mixed with water and given as a cure for stomachaches.
                        Keystone Foundation
                        Attributions Keystone Foundation
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
                        Licenses CC_BY
                        References 
                          System Of Medicines Used In

                          Folk medicine, Siddha

                          FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3582
                          Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3582
                          Contributors 
                          Status UNDER_CREATION
                          Licenses CC_BY
                          References 
                            No Data
                            📚 Information Listing
                            References
                            1. Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B. D, 1984, Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000,
                            1. 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=3582
                            1. Eriolaena hookeriana Wight & Arn., Prodr. 70. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 370. 1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 110(78). 1915; K.C. Malick in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 415. 1993; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 41. 1999.
                            Information Listing > References
                            1. Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B. D, 1984, Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000,
                            2. 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=3582
                            3. Eriolaena hookeriana Wight & Arn., Prodr. 70. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 370. 1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 110(78). 1915; K.C. Malick in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 415. 1993; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 41. 1999.

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                            📚 Meta data
                            No Data
                            🐾 Taxonomy
                            RootRoot
                            KingdomPlantae
                            PhylumTracheophyta
                            ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                            OrderMalvales Juss.
                            FamilyMalvaceae Juss.
                            GenusEriolaena
                            SpeciesEriolaena hookeriana Wight & Arn.
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