Ternstroemia wallichiana (Griff.) Engl.

 
  • Family : TERNSTROEMIACEAE
    (Tea Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHAAY FAMILY (चाय फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Pentaphylacaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Erythrochiton wallichianus Griff.; Taonabo wallichiana SzyszyÅ‚.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ternstroemia wallichiana (Griff.) Engl.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Trees 15-20 m tall. Leaves subcoriaceous, oblong or oblanceolate, 7-15(-17) x 2.5-5.5(-6.5) cm, apex abruptly acute, base cuneate, margin entire; petiole 1.5-2 cm. Flowers 2-2.5 cm across; pedicel 2-5 cm; bracteoles 2, upper pedicel, tiny, caducous. Sepals suborbicular, 4–5 mm. Petals red or yellow, obovate to orbicular,8-12 mm, concave.Stamens numerous, connate at base. Ovary spherical, 2-locular. Fruit a berry, ovoid, 3-3.5 x 2-2.5 cm.
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Dhankhari in S. Andaman, Lakmipur in N. Andaman
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • 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
    • P. S. N. Rao, P. M. Padhey, B. K. Sinha, H. S. Debnath, P. Lakshminarasimhan, & L. N. Ray. (1999). Flora of Andaman-Nicobar Islands (Vol. 1). Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ternstroemia wallichiana
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Ternstroemia wallichiana. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

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