Category: Drypetes

Drypetes venusta (Wight) Pax & K.Hoffm., H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, XV: 268 (1922) (syn: Astylis venusta Wight ; Drypetes elata (Bedd.) Pax & K.Hoffm.; Hemicyclia elata Bedd. ; Hemicyclia venusta (Wight) Thwaites); . SW. India as per POWO; . Deciduous trees, to 30 m high, bole fluted, bark greyish-white, smooth, thin; branchlets 1-5 mm thick, slender, drooping, glabrous. Leaves […]

Drypetes indica (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm., H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, XV: 278 (1922) (syn: Cyclostemon indicus Müll.Arg.; Cyclostemon griffithii Hook.f. ; Cyclostemon hieranensis Hayata ; Cyclostemon karapinensis Hayata ; Cyclostemon lancifolius Hook.f. ; Drypetes griffithii (Hook.f.) Pax & K.Hoffm. ; Drypetes hieranensis (Hayata) Pax & K.Hoffm. ; Drypetes karapinensis (Hayata) Pax & K.Hoffm. ; Drypetes karapinensis var. hieranensis (Hayata) Hurus. ; Drypetes lancifolia (Hook.f.) Pax & […]

Drypetes elliptica (Hook.f.) Pax & K.Hoffm., Pflanzenr. IV, 147, XV: 244 1922. (syn: Cyclostemon ellipticus Hook.f.); . Myanmar as per POWO; . Requesting identity of this tree from Nagaland: 2 images. This tree in fruiting was collected recently from Nagaland. Requesting identity. Combretaceae ?? This could be a species of Drypetes I believe your sharp eye detected […]

Drypetes confertiflora (Hook.f.) Pax & K.Hoffm., Pflanzenr. IV, 147, XV: 246 1922. (syn: Cyclostemon confertiflorus Hook.f.); . India (Karnataka) as per WCSP; . Trees, to 25 m high; bark greyish, smooth; blaze dull yellow; branchlets glabrous, brownish, terete. Leaves simple, alternate; stipules lateral, small, caducous; petiole 5-12 mm long, stout, grooved above, glabrous; lamina 6-22 […]

Drypetes sepiaria ?; .     Fwd: Id-Shrilanka 10. tree.Jan 2020. : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Id of the tree pl Resembles Drypetes sepiaraia, Putranjivaceae member,  Yes, it’s

Drypetes oblongifolia (Bedd.) Airy Shaw (syn: Cyclostemon macrophyllus var. penincularis Hook.f.; Laneasagum oblongifolium Bedd.); SW. India, Sri Lanka as per WCSP; Common name: Oblong-Leaf Boxwood • Malayalam: Malampayin Habit- Trees up to 12 m tall. Trunk & Bark- Trunk fluted; bark greyish, smooth, sparsely lenticellate; blaze light orange.\ Branches and Branchlets- Branchlets stout, terete, glabrous. […]

Endangered as per IUCN Red List (EN) . Drypetes porteri (Gamble) Pax & K.Hoffm., Pflanzenr. IV, 147, XV: 268 1922. (syn: Hemicyclia porteri Gamble); . India (Tamil Nadu) as per WCSP; . Habit- Trees up to 10 m tall. Trunk & Bark- Bark grey, peeling off in large flakes; blaze light orange. Branches and Branchlets- […]

Drypetes assamica (Hook.f.) Pax & K.Hoffm., Pflanzenr. IV, 147, XV: 241 1922. (syn: Cyclostemon assamicus Hook.f.); . India: Moist evergreen forests, primary forests, deciduous forests, subtropical forests, up to 1400 m altitude. Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Nagaland, Tripura, Mizoram, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Andaman Islands; Bhutan, Bangladesh, Thailand and Indo-China as per BSI Flora […]

Drypetes sepiaria (Wight & Arn.) Pax & K.Hoffm., Pflanzenr. IV, 147, XV: 271 1922. (syn: Hemicyclia sepiaria Wight & Arn.; Hemicyclia sepiaria var. australasica Baill.; Hemicyclia sepiaria var. oblongifolia Benth.); . India, Sri Lanka as per WCSP; . Common name: Hedge Boxwood • Malayalam: Vellakasavu, Veeramaram • Tamil: Kalvirai, Aadumilukkan, Veerai, Kaayalakkamaram, Vellilambu . Evergreen […]