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ACCESSION NO: KFRIw 51

  • Scientific Name: Lophopetalum wightianum Arn.
  • Family: Celastraceae
  • Trade Name: Banati
  • Common Name: Venkotta
  • പൊതുവായ പേരുകള്‍: വെങ്കടവം
  • Native: Indian Subcontinent to W. Malesia
  • Specimen from: Aramba, Kallar Range (Achenkovil)
  • State & Region: Kerala, India
  • Date of Collection: Thursday, February 13, 1986
  • Collected by: K. M. Bhat, K. V. Bhat & P. K. Thulasidas
  • General Characteristics: Evergreen trees, to 30 m high, bole buttressed; bark yellowish-brown. Leaves simple, opposite or subopposite, flowers bisexual, pinkish to dull red.Fruit a capsule brown.
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