| Flacourtia montana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Flacourtia |
| Species: | F. montana |
| Binomial name | |
| Flacourtia montana J. Grah. | |
| Synonyms | |
Flacourtia inermisMiq. ex Hook. fil. & Thomsa | |
Flacourtia montana is a plant in the family of Salicaceae. It is native to southern Asia. [1] [2] The species presents as a tree up to 20 m in height. [3]
The tree can attain height about 25 m and girth up to 1.7 m. Tree trunk will be covered with sharp stout thorns at its base. Young parts of the tree is hirsute and young leaves are reddish. Leaves are simple and shows alternate phyllotaxy. Petiole is pubescent with a length of 0.3-0.8 cm. Lamina size: 7-15 × 4-8 cm. Leaf shape is elliptic-oblong with acuminate leaf apex and crenate leaf margin. The leaf is 3-nerved at the base with 4-7 pairs of secondary nerves. Flowers are edible ,dioecious, seen in axillary cymes. Fruits are spherical, smooth, scarlet red, with a size of 1-1.5 cm across. [4]
This flora is endemic to semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests of Western Ghats, up to 1000 m (1800 m). Maharshtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. [5]
its also known as Gajale, Hennu sampige, Nayibelain in Kannada,Tabluka in Tulu and Charal-maram in Malayalam [6]
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