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Gomphia serrata (Gaertn.) Kanis

Synonym: Campylospermum serratum (Gaertn.) V. Bittrich & M.C.E. Amaral
Gomphia serrata (Gaertn.) Kanis
Gomphia serrata (Gaertn.) Kanis
Gomphia serrata (Gaertn.) Kanis
Gomphia serrata (Gaertn.) Kanis
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🗒 Synonyms
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🗒 Common Names
Malayalam
  • Aanaperal
  • Aneperala
  • Chavakambu
  • Chavakampu
  • Chavetti
  • Chokatti
  • Chokkatti
  • Valarmani
  • Valermani
Other
  • Chavakambu
  • Chavetti
  • Silandhi
  • Vellai silandhi
Tamil
  • Ramanchi
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Trees along the margins of evergreen forests and in open formations, up to 1200 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 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 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Diagnostic Keys
      Description
      Woody erect shrubs. Leaves alternate, 6-16 x 2.5-5 cm, elliptic-oblong, base acute, margins sharply serrulate, apex shortly acuminate, shiny, coriaceous, lateral nerves many, close, parallel, united into an intramarginal vein; stipules 2, lanceolate. Inflorescence an axillary or terminal raceme or panicle. Flowers c. 1.5 cm across; bracts triangular. Sepals 5, elliptic-ovate. Petals 5, bright yellow, narrowly obovate. Disc lobed. Stamens 10, subsessile; anthers linear, dehiscing by terminal pores. Ovary deeply 4-5-lobed, reddish; ovule 1-per locule. Drupes 4-5, seated on disc, reniform, reddish brown.
      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: Shrub or 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 
          Habit

          Small trees up to 5 m tall.

          Branches and branchlets

          Branchlets subterete, glabrous.

          Leaves

          Leaves simple, alternate, distichous; stipules caducous and leaving scar; petioles 0.2-0.6 cm long, planoconvex, glabrous; lamina 5-15 x 1.5-4.5 cm, narrow elliptic to elliptic-oblong, apex acute to acuminate with mucronate tip, base acute to attenuate, margin serrate, shining above, glabrous beneath; midrib raised above; secondary nerves many anastomizing with double intramarginal nerves; tertiary nerves closely reticulate.

          Inflorescence / Flower

          Inflorescence terminal and axillary cymes; flowers many; pedicels up to 1 cm long.

          Fruit and Seed

          Drupe, fleshy, 5 or fewer drupes seated on the enlarged disk, purple; seed 1 per drupe.

          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: Throughout the year
            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
              Trees along the margins of evergreen forests and in open formations, up to 1200 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: Western Ghats, Moist Deciduous 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 
                  No Data
                  📚 Habitat and Distribution
                  General Habitat
                  Semi-evergreen forests, occasionally in moist deciduous 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
                    Global Distribution

                    Indo-Malesia

                    Indian distribution

                    State - Kerala, District/s: Wayanad, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode

                    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 
                      Kerala: Alapuzha, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Wynad Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Tirunelveli
                      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 
                        Indomalayasia; in the Western Ghats- occasional in South, Central and south Maharashtra Sahyadris.
                        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 
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                          📚 Occurrence
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                          📚 Uses and Management
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                          📚 Information Listing
                          References
                          1. Gomphia angustifolia Vahl, Symb. Bot. 2: 49. 1791; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 525. 1875.
                          2. Ochna angustifolia(Vahl) O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 1: 106. 1891.
                          3. Gomphia serrata (Gaertn.) Kanis, Taxon 16: 422. 1967; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 62. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 107. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 98. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 106. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 55. 1997; B. Safui & M.P. Nayar in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 425. 1997; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 114. 2005; E. Vajr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 622. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 162. 2009.
                          4. Meesia serrata Gaertn., Fruct. 1: 344, t.70, f. 6. 1788.
                          5. Ochna zeylanica Lam., Encycl. Meth. 4:512.1797.
                          6. Ouratea angustifolia (Vahl) Baill. ex Laness., Pl. Utl. Col. Fr. 607. 1886; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 167(119). 1915.
                          1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Gamble, 1957
                          Information Listing > References
                          1. Gomphia angustifolia Vahl, Symb. Bot. 2: 49. 1791; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 525. 1875.
                          2. Ochna angustifolia(Vahl) O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 1: 106. 1891.
                          3. Gomphia serrata (Gaertn.) Kanis, Taxon 16: 422. 1967; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 62. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 107. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 98. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 106. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 55. 1997; B. Safui & M.P. Nayar in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 425. 1997; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 114. 2005; E. Vajr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 622. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 162. 2009.
                          4. Meesia serrata Gaertn., Fruct. 1: 344, t.70, f. 6. 1788.
                          5. Ochna zeylanica Lam., Encycl. Meth. 4:512.1797.
                          6. Ouratea angustifolia (Vahl) Baill. ex Laness., Pl. Utl. Col. Fr. 607. 1886; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 167(119). 1915.
                          7. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Gamble, 1957

                          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
                          ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                          OrderMalpighiales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
                          FamilyOchnaceae
                          GenusCampylospermum
                          SpeciesCampylospermum serratum (Gaertn.) V. Bittrich & M.C.E. Amaral
                          📊 Temporal Distribution
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