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Semecarpus kathalekanensis Dasappa & Swam., Indian Forester 126: 78 2000. ;
. India (Karnataka) as per POWO; . sim-eh-KAR-pus — Greek: semeion (a sign, a mark); karpos (fruit) … Auroville Virtual Herbarium kuh-thuh-lay-KAHN-en-sis — of or from Kathalekan region of Uttara Kannada .
commonly known as: Kathalekan marsh nut • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡೆಲೆ ಹೋಲೆಗಾರ doddele holegaara, ಹೆಡಗಲು hedagalu • Konkani: व्हडलो रान बिबो vhadlo ran bibo
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/01/semecarpus-kathalekanensis-dasappa-swam.html . Habit- Trees, up to 20 m tall Trunk & Bark- Bark smooth, greyish brown, mottled with numerous prominent lenticels; blaze light brown.
Branches and Branchlets- Branchlets stout, smooth, glabrous.
Exudates- Latex acrid, watery, turning black after exposure.
Leaves- Leaves simple, alternate, spiral, petiole 5-10 cm long; lamina (25) 45-100 x (6) 15-22 cm, largely oblong-lanceolate or obovate, apex obtusely and abruptly acuminate, base cuneate and oblique, margin entire and wavy; secondary nerves ca. 20 pairs; tertiary nerves reticulate.
Inflorescence / Flower- Inflorescence axillary panicles with unisexual greenish flowers; male inflorescence 30-50 cm long; female inflorescence 5-15 cm long, minutely rusty pubescent.
Fruit and Seed- Drupe, compressed, obliquely reniform ca. 2 cm, 1-seeded.
In open evergreen forests around swamps.
Endemic to Western Ghats (So far recorded from only in Kathalekan, Shimoga Region of Central Sahyadri).
(Attributions- B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry
Semecarpus kathalekanensis Dasappa & Swam.
Kathalekan, Uttara Kannada :: Mar 16, 2013 · 3:52 PM IST
about 500 to 600 m asl . Semecarpus kathalekanensis Dasappa & Swam.
Kathalekan, Uttara Kannada :: Mar 16, 2013 · 4:07 PM IST
about 500 to 600 m asl .
Myristica swamps – Semecarpus kathalekanensis : .  Names of Plants in India :: Semecarpus kathalekanensis Dasappa & Swam.: 1 image. Semecarpus kathalekanensis Dasappa & Swam. sim-eh-KAR-pus — Greek: semeion (a sign, a mark); karpos (fruit) … Auroville Virtual Herbarium
kuh-thuh-lay-KAHN-en-sis — of or from Kathalekan region of Uttara Kannada commonly known as: Kathalekan marsh nut • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡೆಲೆ ಹೋಲೆಗಾರ doddele holegaara, ಹೆಡಗಲು hedagalu • Konkani: व्हडलो रान बिबो vhadlo ran bibo
botanical names: Semecarpus kathalekanensis Dasappa & Swam. … synonyms: no known synonyms … POWO, retrieved 16 January 2026 Bibliography / etymology
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written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
Kathalekan marsh nut
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka
ದೊಡ್ಡೆಲೆ ಹೋಲೆಗಾರ doddele holegaara, ಹೆಡಗಲು hedagalu
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) … spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
व्हडलो रान बिबो vhadlo ran bibo
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Goa, Karnataka; endemic
~~~~~ Created on: 12:24 16-01-2026 ¦ Last updated: 16:12 16-01-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
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Semecarpus kathalekanensis
Updated on February 16, 2026