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Nothopegia beddomei Gamble, Fl. Madras 265 1918. ;
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¿ noth-oh-PEEJ-ee-uh ? — Greek: nothos (false); pege (fountain) … Dave’s Botanary
BED-o-my — named for Col Richard Henry Beddome, British botanist in India … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: Beddome’s nothopegia • Kannada: ಅಂಬಟ ambata, ಉಳುಗೇರ ulugera • Malayalam: ഈര ira • Tamil: சிகட்டை cikattai, பேச்சேறு மரம் pecceru maram
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/11/nothopegia-beddomei-gamble.html .
Kannada: Oolagera, Vyana
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Habit- Trees up to 12 m tall. Trunk & Bark- Bark finely fissured; blaze pinkish brown.
Branches and Branchlets- Branchlets slender, terete, glabrous.
Exudates- Latex dirty white
Leaves- Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; petiole 0.6-1.5 cm long, glabrous; lamina 6-16 x 1.2-4.5 cm narrow elliptic oblong to narrow oblong, apex caudate-acuminate, base acute to attenuate; margin undulate, chartaceous, glabrous, glaucous beneath; midrib raised above; secondary nerves 14-20 pairs, moderate in angle, parallel; tertiary nerves weakly percurrent.
Inflorescence / Flower- Inflorescence axillary racemes sometimes in paniculate racemes; flowers unisexual.
Fruit and Seed- Drupe, compressed, 1-seeded.
Understorey tree in low and medium elevations semi-evergreen to evergreen forests and secondary moist deciduous forests up to 1100 m.
South India and Sri Lanka; in the Western Ghats- South Sahyadri to Central Sahyadri
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)
.        ANJAN04/04 Please identify this tree : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (9) Date: 28th December 2014 This seems to be species of Nothopegia of Anacardiaceae. Check for Cordia species Nothopegia sp? Nothopegia beddomei
ANJAN28/28 Nothopegia sp. for identification (N. heyneana?) : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5).
Family: Anacardiaceae I think this post has the same query as in another ANJAN04/04 Please identify this tree where … has suggested Nothopegia beddomei. A repeat upload yes. My mistake. Thank you …
ANJAN27/27 Nothopegia sp. for identification (N. racemosa?) : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (8) Family: Anacardiaceae Nothopegia species efi so far. Nothopegia beddomei I think these images are of Nothopegia travancorica as per keys in BSI Flora of india (leaf nerves 25-30 pairs and leaves alternate). Leave nerves are 12-13 pairs in Nothopegia beddomei as per keys. I concur with … Nothopegia beddomei It appears keys in BSI Flora of india are not correct as being contradictory w.r.t. no. of secondary nerves as per book link in Flora of Peninsular India (about 20 for Nothopegia beddomei). As branches and petals appear to be glabrous here. Yes, this genus is taxonomically very messy and we don’t have a good key to the species of this genus. Number of secondary nerves is variable even within a species and not reliable by itself for distinguishing between species.
Agumbe Ghat :: Nothopegia beddomei :: DVJAN14 : 1 post by 1 author. 12 images. Date: 28 DEC 2014 … Altitude: about 600 m asl at crest, about 250 m asl at foothill
Nothopegia beddomei Gamble … (family: Anacardiaceae)
Many thanks to … for the ID in … post – ANJAN27/27
F R U I T I N G
Many thanks to … for the ID in … post – ANJAN04/04 I think images in the 1st setare of Nothopegia travancorica as per keys in BSI Flora of India (leaf nerves 25-30 pairs and leaves alternate). Nothopegia beddomei It appears keys in BSI Flora of india are not correct as being contradictory w.r.t. no. of secondary nerves as per book link in Flora of Peninsular India (about 20 for Nothopegia beddomei). Also as branches and petals appear to be glabrous here. . Names of Plants in India :: Nothopegia beddomei Gamble :: DVFEB74/107 : 3 posts by 2 authors.
via Species > N > Nothopegia beddomei Gamble … family: Anacardiaceae
Wonderful composition… ¿ noth-oh-PEEJ-ee-uh ? — Greek: nothos (false); pege (fountain) … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: Beddome’s nothopegia • Kannada: ಅಂಬಟ ambata, ಉಳುಗೇರ ulugera • Malayalam: ഈര ira • Tamil: சிகட்டை cikattai, பேச்சேறு மரம் pecceru maram botanical names: Nothopegia beddomei Gamble … POWO, retrieved 26 November 2023 Bibliography / etymology
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
Beddome’s nothopegia
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka
ಅಂಬಟ ambata, ಉಳುಗೇರ ulugera
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala
ഈര ira
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
சிகட்டை cikattai, பேச்சேறு மரம் pecceru maram
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
~~~~~ Last updated: 27-11-2023 ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at
https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/11/nothopegia-beddomei-gamble.html The Tamil transcripts look good
ANAPR25 Nothopegia beddomei Gamble : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (4) Family: Anacardiaceae I think these images are of Nothopegia travancorica as per keys in BSI Flora of india (leaf nerves 25-30 pairs and leaves alternate). This should also be Nothopegia beddomei It appears keys in BSI Flora of india are not correct as being contradictory w.r.t. no. of secondary nerves as per book link in Flora of Peninsular India (about 20 for Nothopegia beddomei). Also as branches appear to be glabrous here. Is there a better Key available for Nothopegia other than that of BSI…? Pl. try book link in Flora of Peninsular India
ID- GK250417- 1 : 1 post by 1 author. 1 image- 2 MB. It is Nothopegia sp (Anacardiaceae) The image can be of Nothopegia beddomei (Anacardiaceae) I think these images are of Nothopegia travancorica as per keys in BSI Flora of india (leaf nerves 25-30 pairs and leaves alternate). Nothopegia beddomei It appears keys in BSI Flora of india are not correct as being contradictory w.r.t. no. of secondary nerves as per book link in Flora of Peninsular India (about 20 for Nothopegia beddomei). Also as branches and petals appear to be glabrous here.
ID Request- Tree at Kali Tiger Reserve-PKA : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Seen this medium size tree with reddish coloured fruits at kali Tiger Reserve, North Karnataka. Nothopegia sp. [Anacardiaceae]. Thanks a lot … for the lead.. It could be Nothopegia racemosa..
I am confused between Nothopegia beddomei (most of our observations in efi so far) & Nothopegia racemosa
Yes! Nothopegia racemosa ! Two species are quite close. I will go with Nothopegia beddomei as per timing of other observations here as well as timings for two species as per book link in FoPI.
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FOR ID ::
Dicots The Nilgiris :: Feb 1, 2026 · 12:23 PM IST
Marappalam, about 1078 m asl Aporosa cardiosperma (Gaertn.) Merr. ?? I am not sure. In this post, the inflorescence seems quite lax compared to what is seen on the internet (I think so).
We will wait for validation. I think it appears close to images at
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/nothopegia-beddomei/ https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=8249&cat=13 Yes …, many thanks.
It looks close to Nothopegia beddomei Gamble . FOR VALIDATION ::
¿ Excoecaria oppositifolia var. crenulata (Wight) Chakrab. & M.Gangop. ? The Nilgiris :: Feb 1, 2026 · 01:38 PM IST
Marappalam, about 1026 m asl I think looks different from images at Yes, …, I was not comfortable with my guess.
My next guess, could this be Nothopegia beddomei ?
Yes, appears close to your post (FOR ID :: Dicots :: The Nilgiris :: Feb 1, 2026 · 12:23 PM IST) from the same place and date
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Updated on July 12, 2026