Goniothalamus cardiopetalus (Dalzell) Hook.f. & Thomson, Fl. Ind. 1: 107 1855. (Syn: Atrategia thomsonii Bedd. ex Hook.f.; Polyalthia cardiopetala Dalzell (Unresolved); Polyalthia wynaadensis Bedd. ex Talbot (Unresolved));
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Common name: Ghat Goniothalamus
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Shrubs or small trees, 3-5 m tall; young branches puberulous. Leaves alternate, oblong-lanceolate or oblanceolate, cuneate at base, abruptly acuminate at apex, slightly undulate along margins, 10-23 x 2.5-7.5 cm, coriaceous, glabrous, brownish beneath; lateral nerves 8-15 pairs, prominently raised beneath, looping near margins; petioles 5-10 mm long, glabrous. Flowers solitary or a few in superposed clusters, axillary; pedicels 5-10 mm long, pubescent when young; bracts minute at the base of pedicels. Sepals 3, almost orbicular, connate upto middle, free at tips, ca 6 mm across, brownish pubescent. Petals 6 outer 3 cucullate, oblong-ovate, clawed at base, acute at apex, 10-15 x 4-6 mm, brown tomentose; inner ones triangular, united into a mitriform column, 6-9 x 5 mm. Stamens many, ca 2 mm long; connectives capitate at apex. Carpels many, linear-oblong, ca 3 mm long, brown-pubescent, 1-ovuled; styles 2-3 mm long, bifid, elongate, curved; stigma bilobed. Fruitlets ellipsoid, ca 1.5 x 0.7 cm; seed 1.

Flowering and fruiting: April-August
Evergreen forests
Southern Western Ghats

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Goniothalamus cardiopetalus (Dalzell) Hook.f. & Thomson
at Yana Rocks on 15 DEC 12

Very nice pictures of an endemic species: G. cardiopetalus


Wonderful find… Beautifully captured…



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This one is a small tree / Shrub found in the forest cover of Yana, Karnataka.
Bot. name: Goniothalamus cardiopetalus
Family: Annonaceae


Beautiful photographs …



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Annonaceae of central WG (Goa, Karnataka) – 2. Goniothalamus cardiopetalus : Attachments (3). 4 posts by 4 authors.


Nice set of photographs. I remember spotting this plant at Yana near Vibhuti falls while i was trekking from Kadra to Yana..


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Goniothalamus cardiopetalus (Dalzell) Hook.f. & Thomson SN Aug 55 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2).
Goniothalamus cardiopetalus (Dalzell) Hook.f. & Thomson, wild shrub from Coorg area of Karnataka


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Family: Annonaceae
Place: Hebri, Karnataka
Date: 27th December 2014

Habit: Short tree


Identified as: Goniothalamus sp. and probably G. cardiopetalus by …


I too think this to be Goniothalamus cardiopetalus.. Nice catch..


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Hebri :: Goniothalamus cardiopetalus :: DVJAN35 : 3 posts by 2 authors. 6 images.
Sita Nadi Nature Camp (part of Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary) … Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka
Date: 27 DEC 2014 Altitude: about 80 m asl
Goniothalamus cardiopetalus (Dalzell) Hook.f. & Thomson … (family: Annonaceae) 


Interesting Annonaceae from Karnataka state


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Names of Plants in India :: Goniothalamus cardiopetalus (Dalzell) Hook.f. & Thomson: 1 image.
Goniothalamus cardiopetalus (Dalzell) Hook.f. & Thomson

gon-ee-oh-THAL-a-mus — Greek: gonia (angle), thalamus (inner room) … Dave’s Botanary
kar-dee-oh-PET-uh-lus — Greek: kardio (heart), petalus (petals) … Dave’s Botanary; with heart-shaped petals … The Gardener’s Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names

commonly known as: ghat goniothalamus • Malayalam: മലന്തെള്ളി malanthelli

botanical namesGoniothalamus cardiopetalus (Dalzell) Hook.f. & Thomson … homotypic synonymsPolyalthia cardiopetala Dalzell … heterotypic synonymsAtrategia thomsonii Bedd. ex Hook.f. • Polyalthia wynaadensis Bedd. ex Talbot … and more at POWO

Bibliography / etymology

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