Ardisia

 
Keys from Flora of Bhutan with Habitat, elevation and flowering-fruiting time
1. Leaves elliptic or narrowly oblanceolate, 1-4cm wide (if wider then margins strongly crenate); sepals ovate or oblong-spathulate, scarcely overlapping 2
+ Leaves obovate or oblanceolate, 3-8cm wide, margins entire or weakly crenate; sepals suborbicular, distinctly overlapping .. . .. 6
2. Leaf margins distinctly crenate; flowers in umbels or panicles . . . . . . . . ....... . . .. 3
+ Leaf margins entire; flowers in panicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .. 5
3. Leaves thinly coriaceous, 14-22 x 4-6.5cm; flowers in short deflexed panicles .... 7. A. bhotanica (Warm broad-leaved forests, l700m. May)
+ Leaves thickly coriaceous, 7-14 x 1-4cm; flowers in i erect umbels 4 
4. Leaf margins with conspicuous marginal band of raised red gland-dots; sepals 3-3.5mm; petals 6-7mm; fruit c 10mm ... l. A. macrocarpa (Evergreen oak and cool broad-leaved forests, 1600-2400m. May-July)
+ Leaf margins with few marginal raised gland-dots not forming a distinct line; sepals c 1.2mm; petals c 4mm; fruit 6-8mm .2. A. crispa (Oak forest, 2l30m. December-February)
5. Leaves 20-30 x 5-8cm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..3. A. colorata (Terai forests. November-January)
+ Leaves 7-19 x 2-4.5cm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . .. 4. A. thyrsiflora (Subtropical and terai forests, often along streams, 300-l200m. May-July)
6. Bracts at base of pedicels 4-6mm, early deciduous; sepals 3-4mm, not enveloping fruit .. 5. A. solanacea syn. of Ardisia elliptica Thunb. (Subtropical and terai forests, 300-1800m. April-July)                            
+ Bracts at base of pedicels 15-25mm, subpersistent; sepals 11-12mm, enveloping fruit .. .. 6. A. involucrata (Subtropical and terai forests, 300—2400m. June-July)

As per efi thread :
1. Umbels terminal....................Ardisia sonchifolia Mez.
1. Umbels lateral or axillary.........2
2. peduncle 2-3 cm long.............Ardisia littoralis Andr (syn. of Ardisia elliptica Thunb.)
2. peduncle 5-(12) cm long.........Ardisia solanacea Roxb. 
 



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Binomial Habit Notes References Distribution
Ardisia amplexicaulis Bedd. Shrub Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Fischer 1921 Coimbatore
Ardisia blatteri Gamble Tree Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Viswanathan et al. 2002 Theni, Tirunelveli
Ardisia littoralis Andr. is a synonym of Ardisia elliptica Thunb. Shrub Backwaters  Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987 Thoothukkudi
Ardisia missionis Wall. ex A.DC. Tree Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Clarke 1882 Coimbatore, Tirunelveli
Ardisia paniculata Roxb. Shrub Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Fischer 1921 Coimbatore
Ardisia pauciflora Heyne ex Roxb. Shrub/small tree Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987 Coimbatore,  Nilgiri, Theni, Tirunelveli
Ardisia rhomboidea Wight Shrub/small tree Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Evergreen Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Clarke 1882, Fyson 1932 Coimbatore, Dindigul, Kanniyakumari, Nilgiri, Salem, Tirunelveli
Ardisia solanacea Roxb. syn. of Ardisia elliptica Thunb. Shrub/small tree Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Moist Deciduous to Evergreen Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Matthew 1983 Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Nilgiri, Salem, Viluppuram, Tiruchchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruvannamalai 
Ardisia sonchifolia Mez Tree Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Gamble 1957 Coimbatore, Tirunelveli
 
 
 
Botanical name Family Common name
Ardisia macrocarpa Myrsinaceae Himalayan Coralberry
Ardisia oxyphylla Myrsinaceae Pointed-Leaf Ardisia
Ardisia solanacea  syn. of Ardisia elliptica Thunb.Myrsinaceae Shoebutton Ardisia
 
 
 
 
Floriculture in India By Gurcharan Singh Randhawa, Amitabha Mukhopadhyay (1986)- Brief details-
 
1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants edited by Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett -
Ardisia amplexicaulis Bedd.- I- Kerala
Ardisia quinquegona- I- Meghalaya
Ardisia rhynchophylla C.B.Clarke- I- Meghalaya
 
An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995)- Details-
 
Biodiversity in India, Volume 4 edited by T. Pullaiah (2006)- Details-
 
Encyclopaedia of World Medicinal Plants, Volume 1 By T. Pullaiah (2006)- Details-
 
Floristic Diversity of Assam: Study of Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary By Bora, Yogendra Kumar (2003)- Details with keys-
 
Gardening in India By George Marshall Woodrow, G Marshall (1999)- Brief details-
 
 
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I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Ardisia

Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other links.

Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details.

If someone can provide complete list of Indian species with source references it will be wonderful.

Any comments/ corrections are welcome