Category: Hopea

Hopea glabra Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 85 1834. ; Images by Santhan P.     Habit- Trees ca. 20 m tall. Trunk & Bark- Bark brownish. Branches and Branchlets- Branchlets dark colored, terete, glabrous. Leaves- Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; stipules caducous; petioles ca. 2 cm long; lamina 5.5-10 x 2-4 cm, ovate-lanceolate, […]

IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN) Hopea racophloea Dyer, Fl. Brit. India 1: 310 1874. ; Tamil: Karun kongu Malayalam: Kalalu, Kallu, Naduvali kongu, Naduvalippongu, Nai kambagam, Veduvalikongu   Habit- Trees up to 35 m tall. Trunk & Bark- Bark blackish, exfoliating; blaze cream. Branches and Branchlets- Branchlets terete, glabrous. Leaves- Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; […]

Hopea parviflora?? In Anshi NP:  Not sure if my ID is correct!  

ID request-02022011-PKA3: I had seen this climbing shrub with Globuse fruit having prominent spike in the forest near Yana – Vibhuti water falls. Date/Time: 20-01-2011 / 01:15PM Location: On the way to Yana Rock temple from Vibhuti falls. Habitat: Wild  – Its strange and interesting. It could be even a gall. I haven’t seen this so I […]

IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN) Hopea ponga (Dennst.) Mabb., Taxon 28: 587 1979.;  Images by Anurag N. Sharma       at  Kulgi, Dandeli and Anshi WLS, Karnataka- April’10? Hopea ponga-Dipterocarpaceae – efloraofindia | Google Groups      Hopea ponga: Attaching the illustration of Hopea ponga (Dennst.) Mabberly (Dipterocarpaceae)An endemic tree species of Western […]

IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN) Hopea parviflora Bedd., Fl. Sylv. S. India t. 7 1869.; Images by Anurag N Sharma (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)   Tamil: Irubogam, Kongu, Pongu, Vellaikongu.  Malayalam: Irimpakam, Irumbogum, Kambagam, Kampakam, Kongu, Pongu, Tampakam, Urippu.  Kannada: Bovu mara, Kiralbhogi, Sannele bogi (from Biotik) Habit- Trees […]