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Helicia nilagirica Bedd., Madras J. Lit. Sci., ser. 3 1: 56, pl. 11 1864. (syn: Helicia cornifolia W.T. Wang; Helicia erratica Hook. f.; Helicia erratica var. sinica W.T. Wang; Helicia stricta Diels);
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China (Yunnan), Bhutan, Sikkim, Cambodia, India, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar [Burma] (Chin, Kachin, Mandalay, Shan, Yangon, Sagaing), Nepal, Bangladesh as Catalogue of life;
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[Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim, Thailand, Vietnam] as per Flora of China;
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Habit- Small trees up to 8 m tall. Branches and branchlets- Branchlets subterete, glabrous.
Leaves- Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; petiole 0.5-1.5 cm long, planoconvex in cross section, swollen at base, glabrous; lamina 6-9 x 2.5-4 cm, elliptic to elliptic-obovate or sometimes spathulate, apex acuminate, base cuneate, margin distantly dentate and glands at the dentations, coriaceous, glabrous; midrib raised above; secondary nerves ca. 6 pairs; tertiary nerves broadly reticulate.
Inflorescence / Flower- Inflorescence axillary racemes; flowers subsessile, white with purple tinge.
Fruit and Seed- Drupe, globose, 1-1.5 cm across, green; seeds 1-2, rugose.
Understorey trees in evergreen forests between 500 and 1700 m.
Endemic to the southern Western Ghats- South Sahyadri.
(Attributions- B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
Fwd: UP-Meghalay 1 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Id pl-Plant in Meghalaya seen in the last week of May. This plant can be checked with Helicia nilagirica Bedd. of Proteaceae or a close relative of the same. yes indeed ! Thanks …
MS March,2017/05 Helicia sp. for id : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Location : Sialsuk, Mizoram I think it is Helicia nilagirica Bedd.
MS, July, 2021/11 Helicia sp. for id.: 2 images.
Location : Sialsuk Date : 14-5-2016
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Wild Any doubt about id (Helicia nilagirica Bedd.) of your same post at MS March,2017/05 Helicia sp. for id ? I can see petioles longer than 5 mm. So it should be Helicia nilagirica .
Helicia nilagirica Bedd. ?? I also think close to images at Helicia nilagirica I can see petioles longer than 5 mm. So it should be Helicia nilagirica (as per keys provided by …, in another thread)
Date : 07-06-2018
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Wild What are the keys in your book ?
I can see petioles longer than 5 mm. So it should be Helicia nilagirica (as per keys provided by …)
Please suggest identification for this short tree recorded from a cliff in Cherrapunji area, Meghalaya.. Please check Helicia sp. Thank you very much … yes Helicia sp… I will try to analyse further with the images available.. This plant appears to be Helicia, probably robusta spp Thanks …, I am also inclined towards Helicia robusta as my pics do not seem to match with H. nilagirica, which we already have in our database… I can see petioles longer than 5 mm. So it should be Helicia nilagirica (as per keys provided by … at MS, July, 2021/13 Helicia sp. for id.) This appears to be Helicia nilagirica . MS, May, 2023/16 Helicia sp. for id.: 3 images. Altitude : ca.1500 m
Date : 29-05-2023
Habit : Small tree
Habitat : Wild
Looks like Macadamia in flowering stage. But not sure! Agree with … To me appears close to images at
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