Daphniphyllum neilgherrense

Daphniphyllum neilgherrense (Wight) K.Rosenthal, H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147a: 7 (1919) (syn: Daphniphyllum glaucescens var. concolor Müll.Arg.; Daphniphyllum glaucescens subsp. neilgherrense (Wight) T.C.Huang ; Goughia neilgherrensis Wight );
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S. India, Sri Lanka as per POWO;
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Common name: Nilgiri Daphne-Leaf • Kannada: ನೀರುಜಪ್ಲೆ Neerujaple, ನೀರುಜಪ್ಪಲಿ Neerujappali, ನೀರುಕಕ್ಕೆ Neeru kakke • Malayalam: Kozhikkulamavu, Vellakottlan, Peekkiri
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Blume Bijd. 1153 ; leaves elliptic- or oblong- obovate tip rounded or obtuse rarely acute, flowers racemose, sepals of fem. minute deciduous, stamens 7-10, anthers dorsally compressed, apiculate. Muell. Arg. in DC. Prodr. xvi. i. 3 ; Beddome Fl. Sylvat. t. 88 ; Miquel Fl. Ind. Bat. i. ii. 431, and Suppl. 472. D. Roxburghii, Baill. Gen. Euphorb. 565 (excl. syn. Roxb.) ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 316. Goughia neilgherrensis, Wight Ic. t. 1878-9.

NILGHIRI and PULNEY MTS., common, Wight, &c. CEYLON ; Central Province, alt. 4-6000 ft.—DISTRIB. Corea, Java.

A small tree. Leaves 2-4 in. ; base acute, under-surface glaucous or not ; petiole 1/2-2 in. Racemes 1-1.1/2 in. Fruit ellipsoid about 1/3 in. long, subrugose when dry, tip rounded.—The var. concolor of Mueller is not tenable ; the under-surface of the leaf is sometimes glaucous in the Ceylon specimens, and sometimes not in the con¬tinental.

(From The Flora of British India (1890) from IBIS Flora )
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Daphniphyllum glaucescens Blume SN 15Mar 18 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)

Daphniphyllum glaucescens Blume,
a small tree from Kodaikanal lake area, Dindugul dt, Tamilnadu

I think it should be Daphniphyllum neilgherrense as per
https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/FloraPeninsular/herbsheet.php?id=3435&cat=7
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:344247-1
POWO does not give its distribution in the area:
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:344227-1

I agree with you

FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Elaeocarpus recurvatus Corner ? :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 9:38 AM IST: 6 images.

FOR VALIDATION ::
¿ Elaeocarpus recurvatus Corner ?

The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 9:38 AM IST
along Ooty – Kotagiri Highway, about 2180 m asl

Yes, Daphniphyllum neilgherrense as per iNaturalist link and
https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/FloraPeninsular/herbsheet.php?id=3435&cat=7
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:344247-1

Missed to update the ID suggested by Mayur Jadhav ji in iNaturalist.

Daphniphyllum neilgherrense (Wight) K.Rosenthal

FOR ID :: Dicots :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 10:49 AM IST: 4 images.

FOR ID ::
Dicots

The Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 10:49 AM IST
Liddellsdale, about 1964 m asl

It looks Daphniphyllum neilgherrense (Daphniphyllaceae).

Daphniphyllum neilgherrense (Wight) K.Rosenthal :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 30, 2026 · 9:02 AM IST: 5 images.

Daphniphyllum neilgherrense (Wight) K.Rosenthal

The Nilgiris :: Jan 30, 2026 · 9:02 AM IST
Avalanche, about 2031 m asl

References:
POWO The Plant List Ver.1.1 India Biodiversity Portal IBIS Flora Biotik Herbarium Catalogue Flora of Peninsular India Wikipedia Flowers of India India Flora Online
Flora of India Vol. 23 (2012) (Daphniphyllum glaucescens Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1153. 1826-27; Müll.Arg. in DC., Prodr. 16(1): 3. 1869; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 353. 1887, sensu lato. (syn: Goughia neilgherrensis Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: 22, tt. 1878 & 1879. 1852. Daphniphyllum neilgherrense (Wight) Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 290. 1861; Gamble, Fl. Madras 2(7): 1311. 1925 (repr. ed. 2: 917. 1957). D. roxburghiana sensu Bedd., Fl. Sylv. S. India t. 288. 1872, non Baill., 1838. D. glaucescens ssp. neilgherrense (Wight) Huang in Taiwania 12: 195. 1966))

Updated on March 20, 2026

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