Nothopegia racemosa (Dalzell) Ramamoorthy, Fl. Hassan Distr. 377 1976. (Syn: Glycicarpus edulis Dalzell; Glycicarpus racemosa Dalzell); . Synonym : Glycycarpus racemosus Dalz.; Nothopegia dalzellii Gamble var. angustifolia Gamble as per Biotik; . Naicheru in Malyalam . Habit- Trees, up to 15 m tall. Trunk & Bark- Bark finely fissured, blaze brown. Branches and Branchlets- Branchlets stout, glabrous. Exudates- Latex black and scanty. Leaves- Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; petiole 1-2.7 cm long, stout, glabrous, usually twisted; lamina 8-23 x 3.5-6.2 cm, oblong to oblanceolate, apex acuminate, base acute, margin slightly undulate, glabrous, coriaceous, glaucous beneath; midrib slightly raised above; secondary nerves 9-25 pairs, nearly parallel; tertiary nerves weakly percurrent. Inflorescence / Flower- Inflorescence axillary racemes, 2-4 cm long, rusty pubescent; flowers polygamous. Fruit and Seed- Drupe, reddish, oblate, 1 x 1.5 cm, apiculate, 1-seeded Understorey trees in low elevation evergreen to semi-evergreen or secondary moist deciduous forests. India and Sri Lanka; in the Western Ghats South and Central Sahyadri (Attributions- B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry from India Biodiversity Portal) .
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