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)); . Common name: Ghat Goniothalamus . 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 (From India Biodiversity Portal Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi) .
Dilleniaceae, Magnoliaceae and Annonaceae Fortnight :: Annonaceae » Goniothalamus cardiopetalus in Uttara Kannada :: DVMAR06 : 6 posts by 4 authors. 3 images. 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…
Dilleniaceae, Magnoliaceae and Annonaceae Fortnight :: Annonaceae » Goniothalamus cardiopetalus at Yana :: PKA-March-12::: : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7). This one is a small tree / Shrub found in the forest cover of Yana, Karnataka. Beautiful photographs …
Nice set of photographs. I remember spotting this plant at Yana near Vibhuti falls while i was trekking from Kadra to Yana..
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            ANJAN01/01 Annona(?) sp. for identification : Attachments (11). Family: Annonaceae Identified as: Goniothalamus sp. and probably G. cardiopetalus by … I too think this to be Goniothalamus cardiopetalus.. Nice catch..
Interesting Annonaceae from Karnataka state . Names of Plants in India :: Goniothalamus cardiopetalus (Dalzell) Hook.f. & Thomson: 1 image. 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 names: Goniothalamus cardiopetalus (Dalzell) Hook.f. & Thomson … homotypic synonyms: Polyalthia cardiopetala Dalzell … heterotypic synonyms: Atrategia thomsonii Bedd. ex Hook.f. • Polyalthia wynaadensis Bedd. ex Talbot … and more at POWO Bibliography / etymology ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ ghat goniothalamus ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ no given name / no name found ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ മലന്തെള്ളി malanthelli
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ no given name / no name found ~~~~~ x ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/01/goniothalamus-cardiopetalus-dalzell.html |
Goniothalamus cardiopetalus
Updated on December 24, 2024