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Kydia calycina Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 3: 11, pl. 215 11 1819. (syn. Kydia fraterna Roxb.; Kydia paterna Roxb.; Kydia pulverulenta Buch.-Ham.; Kydia roxburghiana Wight);
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China (S-Yunnan), Vietnam, Thailand, Bhutan, Myanmar [Burma] (Chin, Kachin, Mandalay, Yangon), India (widespread), Pakistan (Hazara, Pakistani Punjab, Murree), Jammu & Kashmir (Jammu, Kashmir), Nepal, Laos as per Catalogue of Life;
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KID-ee-uh — named for Col Robert Kyd, first director of Calcutta Botanical Garden
ka-LEE-kin-uh — having a persistent (or conspicuous) calyx . commonly known as: kydia • *Assamese*: কুকুহা kukuha, পিছোলা pichhola • * Bengali*: পোলা pola • *Gujarati*: મોટી હીરવણી moti hirwani • *Hindi*: पट्ठा pattha, पुला pula, पुलिया pulia • *Kannada*: ಬೆಮ್ದೆ bende • *Konkani*: वारंग warang • *Malayalam*: കാട്ടാവണക്ക് വെളളടച്ചി kaattaavanakk velalatacci, വീമ്പ് viimp • *Manipuri*: khabi • *Marathi*: रान भेंडी ranbhendi, वरंग or वारंग warang • *Nepalese*: पुलिया pulia • *Oriya*: bankopasia • *Sikkimese*: kubinde • *Tamil*: பூலா pula • *Telugu*: పోతరి potari • *Urdu*: kapasia . Native to: China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam . The plant bears male and female flowers. Kydia calycina have both, pure white and white with pink tinged corolla.
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Flora of Jamwa ramgarh Sanctury,Jaipur,Rajastan-5:
Hindi name पूला Scientific Name Kydia calycina Family Malvaceae Photo taken 15.5.2009 At- Jamwa ramgarh Sanctury,Jaipur,Rajastan, India Description blooming leafless condition The dried flowers look very crisp and cute. Malvaceae week :: Kydia calycina:
Kydia calycina Roxb. KID-ee-uh — named for Col Robert Kyd, first director of Calcutta Botanical Garden
ka-LEE-kin-uh — having a persistent (or conspicuous) calyx Male flowers … please validate
[image: Viimp (Malayalam: വീമ്പ്)] <http://www.google.com/url?flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi…>
Oct 25, 2008 at Karnala Bird Sanctuary Female flowers … please validate [image: Pula (Tamil: பூலா)] <http://www.google.com/url?flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi…>
Oct 19, 2007 along ghat road reaching Kas plateau commonly known as: kydia • *Assamese*: কুকুহা kukuha, পিছোলা pichhola • * Bengali*: পোলা pola • *Gujarati*: મોટી હીરવણી moti hirwani • *Hindi*: पट्ठा pattha, पुला pula, पुलिया pulia • *Kannada*: ಬೆಮ್ದೆ bende • *Konkani*: वारंग warang • *Malayalam*: കാട്ടാവണക്ക് വെളളടച്ചി kaattaavanakk velalatacci, വീമ്പ് viimp • *Manipuri*: khabi • *Marathi*: रान भेंडी ranbhendi, वरंग or वारंग warang • *Nepalese*: पुलिया pulia • *Oriya*: bankopasia • *Sikkimese*: kubinde • *Tamil*: பூலா pula • *Telugu*: పోతరి potari • *Urdu*: kapasia
Native to: China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam
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Oct 19, 2007 along ghat road reaching Kas plateau – [image: Potari (Telugu: పోతరి)]<efi thread…>… Oct 25, 2008 at Karnala Bird Sanctuary – [image: Pulia (Hindi: पुलिया)]<efi thread…>… Oct 25, 2008 at Karnala Bird Sanctuary – [image: Kaattaavanakk Velalatacci (Malayalam: കാട്ടാവണക്ക് വെളളടച്ചി)]<efi thread…>… Dec 6, 2008 at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary – [image: Kukuha (Assamese: কুকুহা)]<efi thread…>… Jan 10, 2009 at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary – … for more views: flickr I think you are correct ….
Identification please CR 150911-01:
Flora of Chakrata Part-2: Haldinia cordifolia from Dakpathar Assan Barrage Nature Park: I am not sure about the id of this plant. It doesn’t looks like Haldina cordifolia of Rubiaceae family to me. I think the one in … Flickr photo stream is H. cordifolia @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/870235799/ Yes … i also have some doubts about its id. My id was based on the sign board available on the plant. As it was so high i could not get closeup of flowers. I will try to have close up of flowers fruits next time looks like Kydia calycina what could be the meaning of उपयोग: खिलौने एवं स्केल? Scale means Measuring scale Yes … This plant should be Kydia calycina (commonly known as Pula) as suggested by … Both of these trees are frequent in the area. A couple of pictures of Haldinia cordifolia. This is of a sapling. Couldn’t get pictures of the mother tree since the leaves were very high. Taken on Aug 15 2011, from Mannarkad, Palakkad district, Kerala. Please confirm id. . Tree ID 201111 JP: Location: Harshul, trimbakeshwar, Nashik
Habit: Tree large, about 15 to 20 mt tall
Bark: peeling, dark brown, younger parts white
Leaves: alternate, simple. trilobed but not conspicuous
size: more wide than long 15 cm x 20 cm
venation: 5 main veins, palmate.
petioles: 6 to 8 cm long. 1 gland at the base
leaf scar visible on stem.
Flowering in clusters and while the plant had leaves
flowers dried had 4 to 5 persistent sepals app 2 com long while the petals were also seen but small and curled inwards
the twigs were difficult to break and had long fibres like the tiliaceae, malvaceae, sterculiaceae group.
probably a member of Sterculiaceae…. … Kydia calycina, just as … pointed.
Very nice pictures, … Kydia calycina have both, pure white and white with pink tinged corolla. I am attaching my pix for Pench Tiger Reserve M.P.
Tree for Id-080112-NS2- flora of Madhya Pradesh : Yes Kydia calycina. Yes …, I was fortunate to visit the jungle one day with a retired Forest officer who z a gr8 plant lover and a walking encyclopedia of flora of MP. Unfortunately I cnt invite him here on Efi as he doesnt uses internet.
Profuse flowering of Kydia calycina:
Tree id plss: Is it Kydia calycina? Agree with … This is Pula [Kydia calycina]. Seniding a few photographs. (6 images)
Kydia calycina Roxb. Kydia calycina Kydia calycina only
Tree for ID Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh NAW-OCT-06 : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (5). Looks like some Kydia sp. Yes, this should be Kydia calycina.. a wild tree speces of Malvaceae Kydia calycina indeed.
Malvaceae Fortnight ::Kydia calycina :: Prabalgad:: PKAJUL17 :: 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3) Seen the profuse flowering of a single tree of Kydia calycina en-route Prabalgad.
Malvaceae Fortnight :: Kydia calycina ::Satara:: PKAJUL19 :: : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)
Malvaceae fortnight :: Kydia calycina : Near Pune and in Konkan : SMP 05 : 1 post by 1 author. 3 images.
Kydia calycina
Malvaceae Fortnight- Post 52 :: Kydia calycina from Morni: NS August 37/37 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (6)
21-TSP-ID-07JAN2016-1-Nandi Hills: Tree for ID : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)
Kindly identify this plant.. Habit: Tree Habitat: Wild, Dry deciduous forest Sighting: Nandi Hills, Chikkaballapur, Karnataka, about 1300 msl Date: 08-12-2015 Could this be Kydia sp..?? Thanks …The uploaded images match with those contained both in FOI and DFK. Yes Kydia calycina. More towards fruiting stage.
TSP-JAN2016-20-20:Images of Kydia calycina (Malvaceae) : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)
It is my pleasure to share few images of Kydia calycina (Malvaceae) Ref: /species/m—z/m/malvaceae/kydia/kydia-calycina Habit: Tree Habitat: Wild, Semi-evrgreen forest Sighting: Koppa, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1000 msl Date: 26-11-2015 Flower close-up is exquisite. Thanks for sharing.
Request for ID- Tapola 4 – efloraofindia | Google Groups . MS,Aug.,Sept.,2021/08 Sterculiaceae ? (Eriolaena spectabilis ?) for id.: 3 images. I will go with Kydia… Sorry ! It is Kydia calycina of Malvaceae . Kindly validate: 1 very high res. image.
Location Udaipur Haldina cordifolia (Roxb.) Ridsdale I think looks different from images at Kydia calycina. Agree with … Yes, appears close as per images at .
Malvaceae: Kydia calycina Roxb.: 2 images- 1 high res.
location/date (both): Semadoh, Melghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Amravati Distr., Maharashtra, November 1994 . Mulshi, MH, November 2024 :: Kydia calycina :: ARK2024-010: 3 high res. images. This was clicked near Mulshi dam near Pune, Maharashtra in November 2024.
Matches Kydia calycina.
Requested to validate. I guess correct ID . Kydia calycina Roxb. :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 2:44 PM IST: 3 images. Kydia calycina Roxb.
The Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 2:44 PM IST
Naduvattam, about 1366 m asl . Kydia calycina Roxb. :: The Nilgiris :: Feb 1, 2026 · 11:16 AM IST: 6 images. Kydia calycina Roxb.
The Nilgiris :: Feb 1, 2026 · 11:16 AM IST
Marappalam, about 1167 m asl .
Kydia calycina: 2 images.
Family: Malvaceae
Name: पुला (Pula)
Species: Kydia calycina
Date: May 15, 2009
Place: Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India
Note: commonly known as Roxburgh’s Kydia, is a ecologically and ethno-botanically significant deciduous tree species well-suited to the moist and dry deciduous tracts of India.
Hindi and Local Names In Hindi and the regional dialects of northern and western India, the tree is known by several common names: मुख्य नाम (Main Hindi Names): पुला (Pula), पुलिया (Pulia), पोला (Pola) अन्य क्षेत्रीय नाम (Other Vernacular Names): भरंगा (Bharanga), भोटी (Bhoti), सुखलाई (Sukhlai), चोपुल्टिया (Choupultea) Distribution in Rajasthan In Rajasthan, Kydia calycina exhibits a patchy, specialized distribution. It typically avoids the true arid western plains (Thar Desert) and is primarily confined to the Aravalli Range and the mixed dry deciduous/semi-arid forests of the eastern and southern districts. Sariska Tiger Reserve (Alwar District): Historically, it is reported to grow with relative abundance in the moist valleys and hilly terrain of Sariska, making the north-eastern Aravalli extension a key micro-habitat for the species.Southern & South-Eastern Deciduous Tracts: It is frequently recorded as a companion species in the dry deciduous forest ecosystems dominated by Anogeissus pendula (Dhok), Boswellia serrata (Salar), and Lannea coromandelica (Gurun). This includes parts of the Udaipur Division and the transition zones into the Malwa plateau (such as Pratapgarh, Chittorgarh, and Banswara), where the moisture regime during and post-monsoon supports its striking late-season flowering. Current Conservation Status in the State: Although it adapts well to stony, well-drained slopes, extensive field observations indicate that Kydia calycina has become increasingly rare and localized across Rajasthan’s landscape due to habitat fragmentation and pressures on understory vegetation. Yes Yes . References:
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Updated on August 23, 2026