Casearia grewiifolia var. gelonioides (Blume) Sleumer ex Mastakar, S.S.Dash & D.D.Pramanick

 
  • Family : FLACOURTIACEAE
    (Flacourtia Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHILLA FAMILY (चिल्ला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Salicaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Casearia hexagona Decne.; Laurus serrata Blanco; Casearia angustata Teijsm. & Binn.; Casearia crenata Merr.; Casearia glabrata Blume; Casearia gonocarpa Miq.; Casearia grewiifolia var. deglabrata Koord. & Valeton; Casearia grewiifolia var. gelonioides (Blume) Sleumer ex Mastakar, S.S.Dash & D.D.Pramanick; Casearia hexagona var. gelonioides Blume; Casearia laurina Blume; Casearia leucolepis Turcz.; Casearia luteocarpa Elmer; Casearia polyantha Merr.; Casearia salacioides Blume; Casearia subcordata Merr.; Casearia truncata Blume; Casearia uniflora Decne.; Casearia viridiflora (Poir.) DC.; Samyda macrophylla Willd.; Samyda viridiflora Poir.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Casearia grewiifolia var. hexagona (Decne.) Govaerts
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : A tree or shrub; Branches pubescent; Leaves alternate, oblong, base coarsely unequal, apex slightly cuneate, margin dentate to crenate, upper surface glabrous, translucent-punctate, lower surface sparsely pubescent along veins; Petioles canaliculate; Stipules lateral, ovate, slightly pubescent, persistent; Pedicels slender, axillary, solitary or few-flowered; Flowers small, mostly perfect; Stamens 8, fertile; pubescent; Stigma subbasal, peltate. Fruit a capsule, turn orange-yellow when ripe; Seeds within are numerous, ovoid-obovoid, reddish-orange with a reddish-orange aril
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands, Great Nicobar Island
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Vietnam, India
  • Literature :
    • Murugan, C., Prabhu, S., Sathiyaseelan, R., & Pandey, R. P. (n.d.). Flora of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Volume 1, Part 1: Angiosperms (Paramjit Singh & W. Arisdason, Eds.). Envis Centre on Floral Diversity Botanical Survey of India. http://www.bsienvis.nic.in/Database/Checklist-of-Andaman-Nicobar-Islands_24427.aspx
    • B. K. Sinha. (1999). Flora of Great Nicobar Island (P. K. Hajra & P. S. N. Rao, Eds.). Botanical Survey of India.
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  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Casearia grewiifolia var. gelonioides. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

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