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Holarrhena pubescens Wall. ex G. Don

[ Family : Apocynaceae ]
[ Synonyms : Chonemorpha antidysenterica (Roth) G. Don ; Chonemorpha pubescens (Wall.) G.Don ; Echites antidysenterica Roth ; Holarrhena antidysenterica (Roth) Wall. ex A. DC.; Holarrhena febrifuga Klotzsch ; Holarrhena glabra Klotzsch ; Holarrhena macrocarpa (Hassk.) Fern.-Vill.;  Holarrhena malaccensis Wight ; Holarrhena villosa Aiton ex Loudon ; Nerium sinense Hunter ex Ridl. ]
[ Common name (Local) : Kutaja, Kurchi, Indrajab, Hot ]
Name in other Languages :
  • Bengali : Kurchi, Indrajab, Kutaja, Tikta indrajab | Sanskrit : Girimallika, Indrayava, Kutaja, Kalinga | Hindi : Dudhiari, Kurchi, Kuda, Kutaja, Karva indrajau | Tribal : Hot, Kutichi, Padal, Patadali, Toaba | English : Bitter oleander, Conessi/ Tellichery bark, Easter/ Ivory tree | Other Languages : Kutichi, Kudakappala (Mal.) ; Kirimllikai, Kutasappalai, Veppalai (Tam.) ; Girimallika (Tel.)
    • [ Trade Name : Kurchi ]
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Plant Characteristics :
Habit : Tree
Habitat & Ecology : Terrestrial and Wild; grows mostly in deciduous forests and drier regions. ,
Occurrence : Found in major parts of the state upto an altitude of 1500m.

Status : Frequent
Botanical Character : A small to medium sized deciduous tree, bark pale, thick, exuding milky latex. Leaves 15-30 cm by 4-5 cm, shortly petioled elliptic oblong ovate, obtusely acuminate, usually glabrous, pale green; nerves 10-14 pairs, strong. Cymes 3-6 in. diameter, corymbose, sessile, terminal ; bracts small, ciliate ; pedicels slender. Flowers odorous, white or cream coloured, puberulous. Sepals acuminate. Calyx lobes 5. Corolla-tube very slender, 5- lobed, oblong, tips rounded. Follicles 8-16, very slender, parallel, terete, coriaceous, obscurely torulose, usually with small long white spots. Seeds narrowly linear-oblong, brown with tuft of hairs at both ends. "

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Flowering & Fruiting : April--December
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Soil Character : Grows in sandy loam soil; prefers red lateritic/ red loam soil.
Climate : Tropical and subtropical
Propagules : Seeds
Sowing Times : April--July
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Root, Leaf, Stem bark, Latex, Seed

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