{"id":1243527,"date":"2012-07-17T13:01:35","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T13:01:35","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:43:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:13:54","slug":"xylosma-longifolia","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/xylosma-longifolia\/","title":{"rendered":"Xylosma longifolia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Xylosma<\/i> longifolia<\/i> Clos, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., s\u00e9r. 4 8: 231 231 1857<\/i>. (Syn: Flacourtia ferox<\/em> Wall. ex Voigt; Myladenia serrata<\/em> H. K. Airy Shaw; Myroxylon longifolium<\/em> (Clos) Kuntze; Xylosma<\/em> congesta<\/i> var. kwangtungensis<\/i> F.P. Metcalf<\/span><\/a>; Xylosma fasciculiflorum<\/em> S. S. Lai);<\/div>\n
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China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan), Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar [Burma] (Mandalay, Sagaing), Jammu & Kashmir (Poonch, Kashmir, Jammu), India (Himachal Pradesh, Indian Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu),<\/span> Pakistan (Murree, Pakistani Punjab), Pakistani Kashmir (Mirpur, Kotli), Thailand<\/span> as per Catalogue of life<\/a>;
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India, China, Laos, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam<\/span> as per Flora of China<\/span><\/a>;<\/div>\n
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Common name:<\/b> Dandal \u2022 Hindi<\/b>: dandal, katari, kandhara, katpatra, sialu, pansra, phalama, chirindi, chirandi, draindu \u2022 Manipuri<\/b>: \u09a8\u09cb\u0999\u09b2\u09c8\u09b6\u09be\u0999 Nongleishang \u2022 Khasi<\/b>: Dieng kani \u2022 Malayalam: kutta \u2022 Telugu<\/b>: kondanerasi, nerasi, paddayi \u2022 Oriya<\/b>: godya \u2022 Assamese<\/b>: mota-koli, kataponial<\/div>\n
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Medium sized trees. <\/span>Wood scented. Leaves 5-12 cm long, glabrous, elliptic, oblong to lanceolate; margin serrate; apex acute to shortly acuminate; short petioled. Flowers in short branched clustered racemes. In male flowers sepals 4-6, 1-2 mm long, ovate. Anthers dorsifixed. In female flowers sepals 4-6, imbricate; pedicels pubescent. Style short; stigma lobed. Fruit globose, 3-4 mm in diameter, black. Seeds 2 mm long, oblong to obovoid.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Evergreen forests<\/span><\/div>\n
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(Attributions-\u00a0Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi)<\/div>\n
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\nTrees of Lalbagh, Bangalore – Xylosma longifolium – Brushholly Tree:<\/a>
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Thanks for sharing another interesting plant from the Beautiful gardens of Bangalore.
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I think Xylosma <\/span>is an interesting genus.
\nX. congestum, <\/span>a Chinese species, is commonly used as a hedge plant here in California, USA. It makes an attractive if understated small (10m) tree if trained.
\n<\/span> I would be interested in getting some seeds of X. longifolium <\/span>if they are available to try here in California and Florida, USA.<\/p>\n

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Tree For ID : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 271113 : AK-1<\/a> : Attachments (6).\u00a0\u00a04 posts by 2 authors.
\nSeen <\/span>at Lalbagh<\/span> recently <\/span>with very tiny flowers.
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This is Xylosma<\/i> longifolia<\/i> Clos from Salicaceae<\/i> (Salix) family. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Many thanks for the id. <\/span>Flowers were very tiny, it was difficult to photograph them.
\n<\/span>I found on flowersofindia with common name <\/span>Dandal<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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With its pleasant smell, very beautiful in full bloom.
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AKNOV01 ID please for this tree.<\/a> : 4 posts by 4 authors. No images seen now.<\/div>\n
Location: FRI Campus, Dehradun<\/span><\/div>\n
Date: Nov 2014<\/span><\/div>\n
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It looks like Xanthostemon paradoxus<\/i><\/p>\n

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Tree (Xylosma sp.) for id validation – Lansdowne, Uttrakhand:: NS Oct18-01<\/a>\u00a0: 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (8<\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This tree was recorded in wild<\/span> from near Lansdowne, district Pauri, Uttrakhand, last week.. (20.10.18)<\/span><\/div>\n
After id suggestion by …, I believe it is a Xylosma<\/i> sp., flowers are not fragrant (at least to 3 of us, who tried to smell); the leaves are not oblong, I don’t know if this taxon fits into X. longifolia<\/i>…?<\/div>\n
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Nice images and seems matching.<\/p>\n

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Fwd: FOR IDENTIFICATION<\/a> : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)<\/span><\/div>\n
Attaching two images of a medium size road side tree<\/span>. The fruits are relished by Bulbuls and Barbets. <\/span>I observed many birds visiting this tree. Can any one identify this tree ?<\/div>\n
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Could be Xylosma longifolia<\/i>\u00a0or other species also.
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Pl. check with images and details at Xylosma longifolia<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0as suggested by \u2026<\/p>\n

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Thank you \u2026 I have checked found it to be correct.\u00a0… also suggested the same.<\/div>\n
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Which Symplocos\/ABDEC50<\/span><\/a> : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This is very likely a Symlocos<\/i> sp. too.<\/div>\n
Seeing the blunt apices on the leaves<\/span>, I am hoping it is easier to place its species. Please advise.<\/div>\n
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Symplocos<\/span><\/a>\u00a0species in eFloraofindia (with details\/ keys from published papers\/ regional floras\/ FRLHT\/ FOI\/ Biotik\/ efloras\/ books etc., where ever available)<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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What the species reported from your area as I am having doubts of this being <\/span>Symplocos<\/em>?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Symplocos<\/i> species listed in the relevant books are S. paniculata<\/i>, S. chinensis<\/i> and S. ramocissima<\/i>. The email is from my early days of botanising and the tree here may not be Symplocos<\/i> at all. You are correct in doubting my assumption.<\/div>\n
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This may be Xylosma longifolia<\/i>\u2026<\/p>\n

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SK 3294 05 January 2022<\/a>: 6 very high res. images.<\/p>\n

Location: Surkhet, West Nepal<\/span><\/div>\n
Altitude: 700\u00a0m.<\/span><\/div>\n
Date: 09 December 2021\u00a0<\/span>
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After looking at\u00a0Rosaceae keys<\/a>\u00a0and many genera, I feel it is something close to\u00a0Prunus<\/span><\/a>\/ Pyrus<\/em> etc.
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Xylosma longifolium<\/em>, male tree.<\/p>\n

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Xylosma longifolium<\/i>\u00a0<\/i>Clos<\/p>\n

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Xylosma longifolium<\/i><\/p>\n

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Another tree for ID from Ranikhet Uttarakhand-GS15022022-4<\/a>: 2 very high res. images.
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Ehretia acuminata\u00a0<\/i>(DC.) R.Br. ??<\/p>\n

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I think it may be Eurya<\/em> sp.<\/p>\n

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I do not think it matches as per images at\u00a0Ehretia acuminata<\/em>\u00a0R.Br.<\/a>
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Kindly check with\u00a0Xylosma longifolia<\/em>, Female (fruit bearing) tree.<\/p>\n

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IPNI<\/a>\u00a0 Catalogue of life<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0The Plant List Ver.1.1<\/a> \u00a0Tropicos<\/a> \u00a0POWO<\/a>\u00a0 Flora of China<\/a> FOC illustration<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Flora of Pakistan<\/a> \u00a0FOP illustration<\/a> Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal<\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>Flowers of India<\/a>\u00a0 India Biodiversity Portal<\/a>\u00a0 Flora of Peninsular India<\/a>\u00a0Forest Plants of Eastern India<\/a> By Amal Bhusan Chaudhuri (1993- details)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Xylosma longifolia Clos, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., s\u00e9r. 4 8: 231 231 1857. (Syn: Flacourtia ferox Wall. ex Voigt; Myladenia serrata H. K. Airy Shaw; Myroxylon longifolium (Clos) Kuntze; Xylosma congesta var. kwangtungensis F.P. Metcalf; Xylosma fasciculiflorum S. S. Lai); . China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan), Laos, Vietnam,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[5836],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1243527","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-xylosma"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1243527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1243527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1243527\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1243527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1243527"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1243527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}