Hernandia peltata Meisn.

 
  • Family : HERNANDIACEAE
    (Helicopter Tree Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ZAITUN FAMILY (जैतून फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Hernandiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Hernandia sonora var. nymphaeifolia (C.Presl) Fosberg; Biasolettia nymphaeifolia C.Presl; Sassafras mauritianum Bojer
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hernandia nymphaeifolia (C.Presl) Kubitzki
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : March-July
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Ocassional
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Wandoor Kanahiya Dera, Campbell Bay, North-South road, Road to Galathea, Lakshman Beach in Great Nicobar Island
    • Lakshadweep : Lakshadweep
  • Native : Aldabra, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Islands, Chagos Archipelago, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Lakshadweep Islands, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Santa Cruz Islands, Seychelles, Society Islands, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Islands
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : SE. Kenya to Tanzania (Zanzibar), W. Indian Ocean to Pacific
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 228
    • K.Ravikumar, A.C.Tangavelou, & Navendu Page. (2021). Seed plants of Karnataka, India: A concise dictionary. FRLHT-TDU, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Chennai.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hernandia peltata
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Hernandia peltata. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

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