Sarcandra chloranthoides

Sarcandra chloranthoides Gardn., Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 4: 348 1845. (syn: Chloranthus ceylanicus Miq.; Chloranthus grandifolius Miq.; Sarcandra grandifolia (Miq.) Subramanyam & A. N. Henry; Sarcandra irvingbaileyi Swamy);
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S-India, Sri Lanka as per Catalogue of life;
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Shrubs, branchlets glabrous, terete. Leaves opposite, 13-17 x 4-6.5 cm, elliptic, acute at both ends, serrate, glabrous, nerves 7 or 8 pairs. Flowers in terminal, trichotomous, to 10 cm long spike, unisexual, clustered; bracts yellow, petalloid, 6 mm long, perianth absent; stamen 1, filaments and connectives broad, thick; ovary 1-ovuled; stigma sessile, truncate. Berry 8 x 4 mm, ovoid, purplish-black, smooth.

Flowering and fruiting: December-May
Evergreen and moist deciduous forests
India and Sri Lanka
(From India Biodiversity Portal on 27.12.13

507 ID wild plant: 18 high res. images.
Please ID wild plant,
Location: bloomed near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA
Altitude: 1500fsl
Flower date: 25NOV2023, 03.40pm
Habitat: wild moisture evergreen misty sloppy canopied alpine
Plant habit: small shrub unisexual, erect, branches, semi hard smooth greenish cylindrical stem 01cm base circumference, perennial
Height: 03.5 feet
Leaves: opposite elliptic acute leathery glossy serrated margins, size upto: 10×6cm
Flower: terminal/axillary panicle inflorescence clustered, male flower size:06x03mm, purplish, fragrant; female adjacent to male flower greenish diameter:03mm
Fruit: berry ovoid green into dark blue size: 01×0.7cm
Seed: black single ovoid size:03x02mm

Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x


Sarcandra chloranthoides Gardner [Chloranthaceae].
In POWO, it is treated as a synonym of Sarcandra glabra subsp. brachystachys; however, that does not seem to be correct. In effect, POWO reduces Sarcandra to a monotypic genus of one species — S. glabra — with three subspecies.
Attached are relevant extracts from two oldish papers by B. Verdcourt published in the mid-1980s; the publication details are mentioned in the file names. S. glabra subsp. brachystachys was described by Verdcourt in 1985 wherein he remarked that “throughout its range Sarcandra glabra is described as having an essentially red fruit…”.
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Yes, it is Sarcandra chloranthoides dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant with detailed description and information about my plant

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The flowers of this plant is characterized by a single carpel and a single stamen. A short description of the plant is given below.
Sarcandra chloranthoides Gard. Chloranthus brachystachya sensu Hook. f. Chloranthaceae
Collected from Vythiri, Wyanad District, Kerala Date of Collection: 29.04.2012
Shrubs, branchlets glabrous, terete. Leaves opposite, 13-17 x 4-6.5 cm, elliptic, acute at both ends, serrate, glabrous, nerves 7 or 8 pairs. Flowers in terminal, trichotomous, to 10 cm long spike, unisexual, clustered; bracts yellow, petalloid, 6 mm long, perianth absent; stamen 1, filaments and connectives broad, thick; ovary 1-ovuled; stigma sessile, truncate. Berry 8 x 4 mm, ovoid, purplish-black, smooth.

I remember Sarcandra glabra is commonly used in Shillong during the new year celebration.

… this species is not endemic to India, also found in Sri Lanka.

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