Drypetes sumatrana (Miq.) Pax & K.Hoffm.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Putranjivaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Anaua sumatrana Miq.; Hemicyclia sumatrana (Miq.) Müll.Arg.; Drypetes kurziana C.E.C.Fisch.; Drypetes lanceolata (Thwaites) Pax & K.Hoffm.; Hemicyclia lanceolata Thwaites
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Drypetes sumatrana (Miq.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Tall trees. Bark rough. Branchlets spread in an umbel-like pattern. Leaves short-petiolate, ovate to oblong-elliptic, acuminate, crenate-serrate with serrations marked by short, pale, conical, deciduous calluses. Leathery in texture, glossy on both sides, olive-green when dry, paler underneath. Base obtuse or slightly oblique. Secondary veins 14–16 on each side, thin and spreading. Inflorescence axillary-fasciculate. Stamens 8-21. Drupes flattened, obovoid.
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Way to Lakshman beach in Great Nicobar Island
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Cambodia, Lesser Sunda Islands, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, India
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • Sinha, B. K., Rao, P. S. N., & Hajra, P. K. (1999). Flora of Great Nicobar Island. BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA. Pg.: 388 https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2516019730
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Drypetes sumatrana
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Drypetes sumatrana. Downloaded on 5 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution

GBIF Distribution
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