Streblus asper Lour.

 
  • Family : MORACEAE
    (Mulberry Or Fig Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJEER FAMILY (अंजीर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Moraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Achymus pallens Sol. ex Blume; Albrandia gaudichaudii D.Dietr.; Albrandia orientalis D.Dietr.; Albrandia spinosa D.Dietr.; Albrandia timorensis D.Dietr.; Calius lactescens Blanco; Cudrania crenata C.H.Wright; Diplothorax tonkinensis Gagnep.; Epicarpurus asper (Lour.) Steud.; Epicarpurus gaudichaudii Steud.; Epicarpurus orientalis Blume; Morus tatarica Mill.; Streblus lactescens Blume; Trophis aspera Retz.; Trophis cochinchinensis Poir.; Vanieria crenata (C.H.Wright) Chun
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Streblus asper Lour.
  • Common name : Siamese Roughbush
  • Vernacular name :
    • Sihora, Daheya (Hindi)
    • Mitte mara, Penalige mara (Kannada)
    • Kuttipila, Purramaram (Tamil)
    • Sakhotaka (Sanskrit)
    • Dindumaram, Paravamaram, Paruka, Paruva, Shangkoda-vriksham (Malayalam)
    • Sara, Sahuda, Sahada (Oria)
    • Barnika (Telugu)
    • Daheya, Sora, Karchanua, Rusa (Hindi)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Open, scrub, Tropical moist deciduous forests, Tropical dry deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : On plains to 1000m.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka : All districts of Karnataka
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Thane district
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 255
    • K.Ravikumar, A.C.Tangavelou, & Navendu Page. (2021). Seed plants of Karnataka, India: A concise dictionary. FRLHT-TDU, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Chennai.
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  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Streblus asper. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

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