- Family : BIGNONIACEAE
(BIGNONIA FAMILY)
- Family (as per The Plant List) : Bignoniaceae
- Species : Radermachera xylocarpa
- Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Radermachera xylocarpa (Roxb.) Roxb. ex K.Schum.
- Common name : Padri Tree
- Vernacular name : Konana kombu (Kan.); Vedhamkurunai (Tam.); Naga-dudilam, Naguru, Pullakaya Chettu, Pundlakaya Chettu (Tel.); Mahagurud, Khonda-partoli (Ori.); Shweta Patala (San.)
- Endemism : Central and Peninsular India
- Key identification features : A moderate-sized deciduous tree. Bark is dark grey, rough, with small longitudinal furrow. Leaves bipinnate with pinnae in 3-pairs. Inflorescence densely tomentose, Flowers are in clusters, white to cream, fragrant. Fruit is long, lenticeled and has spiny projections.
- Habit : Tree
- Flower, Fruit : February-April; April onwards
- Native : India
- Comments : Occasional in hill slopes of dry deciduous forests up to 750 m.
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Visakhapatnam district, West Godavari district, Horsley Hills (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Shevaroy Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Ganjam district, Kalahandi district, Angul district, Puri district, Gandamardhan Hills (Bargarh district), Bolangir district (Odisha State)
- World Distribution : India
- Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Radermachera xylocarpa. Downloaded on 3 May 2024.
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