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Sarcostigma kleinii Wight & Arn., Edinburgh New Philos. J. 14: 299 1833. (Syn: Chailletia edulis Kurz; Sarcostigma edule Kurz; Sarcostigma horsfieldii R.Br.; Sarcostigma wallichii Baill.);
, ¿ sar-koh-STIG-muh ? — Greek: sarkos (flesh); referring to fleshy stigma … Dave’s Botanary
¿ kline-EE-eye ? — named for Johann Gottfried Klein, Danish missionary & plant collector … Natural history in India during the 18th and 19th centuries
. Woody climbers, branchlets glabrous. Leaves 17-22 x 8-12 cm, oblong-lanceolate, apex acuminate, base rounded or obtuse; lateral nerves 8 pairs, reticulate; petiole 5-12 cm long. Spikes to 35 cm long, slender, axillary or from tubercles. Flowers 3-6 together, yellow; calyx cupular, 2 mm across, 5-toothed; petals 3-5 mm long, oblong, recurved; stamens 5, anthers versatile, staminodes 5; female flowers mostly from old wood, ovary 1-celled, densely hairy; stigma sessile, discoid; pistillode in male flowers conical. Drupe to 3 x 1.5 cm, ovoid, orange-yellow, glabrous. Flowering and fruiting: February-June
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, also in sacred groves
Indo-Malesia
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)
.   Id assistance SN Sep 07 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2).
Please identify this wild tree from Cherrupuzha area Cannanur dt Kerala how about Sarcostigma kleinii Wight & Arn. of Icacinaceae ? This could be Sarcostigma kleinii The images attached are of Sarcostigma kleinii, which is a woody climber    Anmod Ghat :: Sarcostigma kleinii :: DVFEB62/95 : 2 posts by 2 authors. 3 images.
Anmod Ghat … NH4A descending from Anmod, Karnataka to Mollem, Goa
Date: 26 MAY 2013 … Altitude: descends from about 640 m asl to 90 m asl
Sarcostigma kleinii Wight & Arn. … (family: Icacinaceae) Beautiful      Date: 15th November 2015 Sarcostigma klienii, male plant. Date: 15th November 2015 Sarcostigma klienii, female plant
Names of Plants in India :: Sarcostigma kleinii Wight & Arn. : 6 posts by 3 authors. 1 image.     ¿ sar-koh-STIG-muh ? — Greek: sarkos (flesh); referring to fleshy stigma … Dave’s Botanary ¿ kline-EE-eye ? — named for Johann Gottfried Klein, Danish missionary & plant collector … History of Indian Botany • Malabar Doctors in Tranquebar, India commonly known as: odal oil plant • Kannada: ಪೂವನ್ನ puvanna • Malayalam: എരുമത്താളി erumaththaali, ഓടൽ otal, വെള്ളയോടൽ vellayotal • Sanskrit: इङ्गुदी ingudi • Tamil: ஓடல் otal, பூவெண்ணெய் puvennai • Tulu: ಇಂಗುದಿ ಬಳ್ಳು ingudi ballu botanical names: Sarcostigma kleinii Wight & Arn. … synonyms: Sarcostigma edule Kurz • Sarcostigma horsfieldii R.Br. • Sarcostigma wallichii Baill. … status at The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1. December 18, 2017 … Agumbe … photograph copyrights: Anurag Sharma ¿ sar-koh-STIG-muh ? — Greek: sarkos (flesh); referring to fleshy stigma … Dave’s Botanary ¿ kline-EE-eye ? — named for Johann Gottfried Klein, Danish missionary & plant collector … Natural history in India during the 18th and 19th centuries
commonly known as: odal oil plant • Kannada: ಪೂವನ್ನ puvanna • Konkani: ईंगुदी ingudi • Malayalam: എരുമത്താളി erumathaali, ഓടൽ odal, വറ്റോടൽ vattodal, വെള്ളയോടൽ vellayodal • Sanskrit: इङ्गुदी ingudi • Tamil: ஓடல் odal, பூவெண்ணெய் puvenney • Tulu: ಇಂಗುದಿ ಬಳ್ಳು ingudi ballu botanical names: Sarcostigma kleinii Wight & Arn. … heterotypic synonyms: Chailletia edulis Kurz • Sarcostigma edule Kurz • Sarcostigma horsfieldii R.Br. • Sarcostigma roxburghii Wall. ex Griff. • Sarcostigma wallichii Baill. … POWO, retrieved 08 August 2024
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
odal oil plant
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka
ಪೂವನ್ನ puvanna
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) … spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
ईंगुदी ingudi
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
എരുമത്താളി erumathaali
ഓടൽ odal, വെള്ളയോടൽ vellayodal
വറ്റോടൽ vattodal
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) … used all over India by priests and scholars
इङ्गुदी ingudi
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ஓடல் odal
பூவெண்ணெய் puvenney
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) … spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಇಂಗುದಿ ಬಳ್ಳು ingudi ballu
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andaman & Nicobar islands, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
~~~~~ Created on: 11:31 08-08-2024 ¦ Last updated: 18:45 08-08-2024 ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/08/sarcostigma-kleinii-wight-arn.html
both Malayalam and English names are correct. . Please ID wild plant, very rare,
Location: near Reserve Forest, Chathamattom, Ernakulam District, (Kochi) Kerala PIN:686671 Altitude: 1400fsl Flower date: 24.10.2021, 09.15am Habitat: wild, moisture, shady, streamside Plant habit: climbing, branches, woody greenish black stem 08 inches base diameter, long lasting Height: 12 meters Leaves: alternate, ovate, oblong, apex, size:12×8cm or less Flower: inflorescence racemose (lengthy, 01 feet long) only in old stems, clustered, diameter:02mm, orange, good fragrance Fruit: Seed: Camera: mobile Samsung Galaxy A21s Sarcostigma kleinii .    Sarcostigma kleinii: 3 high res. jpeg images + 1 heic image Found in Sholayar Forest reserve in the month of March |
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