Streblus asper
Botanical name: Streblus asper Common Name: Sandpaper Tree, Toothbrush tree, Kharota Distribution In India: It is distributed throughout drier parts of India. It is found in, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Andaman Islands. Habitat It is found in deciduous forests and secondary forests at elevations from sea level to 1,000 […]
Putranjiva roxburghii
Shape Botanical name:Putranjiva roxburghii Commonname:Putranjiva Distribution: Throughout India Habitat: Moist and evergreen forests Habit: Evergreen Tree Medium tree Fast Growing Specific Properties: Drought tolerant Ecology: Birds feeds on fruits. Bulbuls,Koels, Babblers can be seen feeding commonly. Birds and bats are mainpollinators Uses: The hard, white seeds of the fruit […]
Miliusa tomentosa
Botanical name: Miliusa tomentosa Common name: Hoom Distribution: Central, Western and Southern India Habitat: Grows in dry and moist deciduous forests Habit: · Deciduous tree · Large tree Specific Properties: Ecology: · Butterflies visit flowers as pollinators · Birds, mammals feed on fruits and help in seed dispersal Uses: · Fruits are given […]
Grewia nervosa
Botanical name: Grewia nervosa Common Name: Microcos, Shiral, Hasoli Distribution: In India, it is found in Western Ghats and Northeast India. Habitat: · It is found in semi-evergreen forests, sacred groves, and scrub forests. Habit: · Deciduous · Small tree Specific Properties: Ecology: · Lychee longhorn beetle feeds on the bark · Larval […]
Mammea suriga
BOTANICAL NAME: Mammea suriga COMMON NAME: Ceylon ironwood, Surangi Distribution: It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India. Habitat: Evergreen and Moist deciduous forests Habit: · Evergreen · Medium tree Specific Properties: Ecology · The Adult Scarab beetles (Clinteria sp.) feed on the floral parts of Mammea suriga without damaging the host plant […]
Mallotus philippensis
Botanical name: Mallotus philippensis Common name: Kamala Dye Tree, Shendri Distribution: In India it’s distributed Throughout peninsular region and some parts of Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan. Habitat: Occurs in Semi Evergreen, Moist deciduous, Evergreen, and dry deciduous forests. Habit: · Evergreen · Small tree Specific Properties · It is a source of Kamala dye which […]
Lagerstroemia microcarpa
Botanical name: Lagerstroemia microcarpa Common name: Ben Teak, Nana Distribution: Nana has distribution at Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra in the Western Ghats. It has been recently reported from Madhya Pradesh. Habitat: It is found in moist deciduous forests, dry evergreen forests and margins of evergreen forests. Habit: Large tree Deciduous Fast growing Ecology: Suitable […]
Kydia calycina
Botanical name: Kydia calycina Common name: Kydia, Pula Distribution: Throughout India Habitat: Grows in arid regions, hilly areas. in mixed, moist, and deciduous forests of India Habit: Evergreen tree Fast growing Medium tree Ecology: Flowers visited by Golden Angle, Angled Pierrot, Common Silverline, Long Banded Silverline, and Large Guava Blue butterflies Larval host […]
Ixora brachiata
Botanical name: Ixora brachiata Common name: Torchwood Ixora, Gorbale, Lokhandi Distribution: It’s endemic to Western ghats of India Habitat: Semi evergreen forests Habit: · Small Tree · Evergreen tree Specific Properties: · Highly fragrant · Fungal pest resistance Uses: · Fruit is edible · As wood is hard so used as tool handles […]