Helicia nilagirica Bedd., Madras J. Lit. Sci., ser. 3 1: 56, pl. 11 1864. (syn: Helicia cornifolia W.T. Wang; Helicia erratica Hook. f.; Helicia erratica var. sinica W.T. Wang; Helicia stricta Diels); China (Yunnan), Bhutan, Sikkim, Cambodia, India, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam,
Myanmar [Burma] (Chin, Kachin, Mandalay, Shan, Yangon, Sagaing), Nepal,
Bangladesh as Catalogue of life; [Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim, Thailand, Vietnam] as per Flora of China; Habit- Small trees up to 8 m tall. Branches and branchlets- Branchlets subterete, glabrous. Leaves- Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; petiole 0.5-1.5 cm long, planoconvex in cross section, swollen at base, glabrous; lamina 6-9 x 2.5-4 cm, elliptic to elliptic-obovate or sometimes spathulate, apex acuminate, base cuneate, margin distantly dentate and glands at the dentations, coriaceous, glabrous; midrib raised above; secondary nerves ca. 6 pairs; tertiary nerves broadly reticulate. Inflorescence / Flower- Inflorescence axillary racemes; flowers subsessile, white with purple tinge. Fruit and Seed- Drupe, globose, 1-1.5 cm across, green; seeds 1-2, rugose. Understorey trees in evergreen forests between 500 and 1700 m. Endemic to the southern Western Ghats- South Sahyadri. (Attributions- B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
Id pl-Plant in Meghalaya seen in the last week of May. This plant can be checked with Helicia nilagirica Bedd. of Proteaceae or a close relative of the same. yes indeed ! Thanks ...
Location : Sialsuk, Mizoram Altitude : ca 1,430 m. Date : 14/05/2016 Habit : Small evergree tree up to about 15 m. tall Habitat : Wild I think it is Helicia nilagirica Bedd. References: |
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