*Trevia nudiflora* L., Sp. Pl. 1193. 1753; Müll.Arg. in DC., Prodr. 15(2):
953. 1866; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 423. 1887. *Mallotus nudiflorus* (L.)
Kulju & Welzen, Blumea 52: 124. 2007
Asm.: *Bhel-kol, Kenlo, Pithakuma-kendlow*; Beng.: *Paringambhar, Pitali*;
Garo: *Arurong, Boinokhap, Bol-diktak*, *Joingheia*; Hindi: *Bhillaru,
Gambhar, Pindara, Tumri*; Kan.: *Kaadukayi, Katkumbala*; Kh.:
*Dieng-soh-lyndot*; Lep.: *Thungplam*; Mal.: *Kattu-kumi, Mala-kumi,
Pambara-kumbil*; Mar.: *Petari*; Nep.: *Aule-kapase, Belar, Gamari,
Garum, Kurong, Pitali, Ramrita*; Or.: *Monda, Pithaliya-panijambhar*; Tam.:
*Annathuvarei, Attarasu, Attu-puvarasu, Raypkunul*; Tel.: *Eruponaku; *Urdu:
*Mondu.*
Trees, dioecious, deciduous, 7 - 20 m tall. Leaves opposite, broadly ovate
to deltoid, truncate or cordate at base, entire or dentate along margins,
acuminate to cuspidate at apex, 6 - 20 x 3 - 15 cm, chartaceous, glabrous
above, velutinous beneath; basal nerves 3; lateral nerves 3 - 6 pairs;
petioles of each node unequal, 3 - 10 cm long; stipules linear, 2 – 4 x 1 –
2 mm, caducous. Inflorescences precocious. Male flowers: greenish, in 2
or 3-flowered clusters on axillary or terminal lax pendulous 8 - 16 cm long
racemes; bracts ovate-lanceolate, ca 3 mm across; pedicels 3 - 5 mm long;
sepals 3 or 4, ovate, concave, 3.5 - 6 x 2 - 4 mm; stamens 20 - 25;
filaments free, 1.5 - 2.5 mm long; anthers oblong, 1 - 1.5 x 0.5 - 0.7
mm. Female
flowers: axillary, solitary or in 5 - 15 cm long stout racemes; pedicels 5
- 9 mm long; sepals 3 - 5, broadly ovate, 4 - 5 mm long, densely woolly
tomentose outside, caducous; ovary 3 - 5-loculed, 3 - 4 mm across,
tomentose; styles 3 - 5, shortly connate at base, 1.5 - 3 cm long. Fruits
2 - 5-loculed, ovoid to subglobose, 1 - 3.5 cm across, shallowly lobed,
dehiscent or apparently indehiscent, fleshy, becoming woody with thick or
thin pericarp, densely pubescent to glabrous; seeds 3 - 5, globose to
ovoid, 0.5 - 1.3 cm across.
KEY TO THE VARIETIES
1a. Leaves, inflorescences and fruits glabrous
2
b. Leaves, inflorescences and fruits tomentose or pubescent
3
2a. Fruits 2 - 3.5 cm across, with very thick pericarp
*1.2.* var. *nudiflora*
b. Fruits 1 - 1.5 cm across, with very thin pericarp *1.3.* var.
*polycarpa*
3a. Branchlets densely flocculent-cottony or woolly-tomentose; leaves
entire along margins; fruits 2 - 3 cm across, densely white-cottony
tomentose *1.4.* var.
*tomentosa*
b. Branchlets softly pubescent; leaves dentate along margins; fruits
1.5 - 1.8 cm across, yellow pubescent *1.1.*var.
*dentata*
*1.1.* var. *dentata* Susila & N.P.Balakr. in J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 22: 352,
f. 4. 1998.
*Fl. & Fr.* March - Sept.
*Distrib.* India: Evergreen florets, along riverbanks and stream sides, up
to 1200 m altitude. Maharashtra.
Endemic.
*1.2.* var. *nudiflora Fig.
29*
*Fl. & Fr.* Feb. - Aug.
*Distrib.* India: Tropical and subtropical forests, often along riverbanks
and stream sides, up to 1000 m altitude. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West
Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan. Bangladesh, Myanmar, S. China, Indo-china,
Thailand to Malesia.
*Uses**.* Leaves are used as cattle fodder. Wood soft, used for carving,
planking, in match industry, packing cases and plywood.
The fruit pulp is sweet and edible.
*Notes**.* Chromosome number: 2n = 22 (Bhaduri & Kar, Proc. Indian Sci.
Congr. 36th Session, Part 3: 140. 1949; Datta, Taxon 16: 341 - 350. 1967;
Hans, Taxon 22: 591 - 636. 1973).
The leaves are similar to those of *Gmelina arborea**.*
*1.3.* var. *polycarpa* (Benth.) Susila & N.P.Balakr. in J. Econ. Taxon.
Bot. 22: 351, f. 2. 1998. *Trevia polycarpa* Benth. in Benth. & Hook.f.,
Gen. Pl. 3: 318. 1880; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 424. 1887, p. p. *Mallotus
polycarpus* (Benth.) Kulju & Welzen, Blumea 52: 130. 2007.
Kan.: *Bomvaro, Tumri*; Mal.: *Pambara-kumbil*; Mar.: *Petari*;
Tam.: *Anathuvarei,
Kaanji, Raajni*.
*Fl. & Fr.* Mar. - Oct.
*Distrib.* India: In evergreen forests, along hill slopes and river and
stream banks, up to 1200 m altitude. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa,
Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Very common in N. Kanara in Karnataka
and Goa.
Endemic.
*1.4.* var. *tomentosa* Susila & N.P.Balakr. in J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 22:
351, f.3. 1998.
*Fl. & Fr.* Jan. - July.
*Distrib.* India: Evergreen or semievergreen forests, up to 1200 m
altitude. Sikkim, West Bengal, Tripura, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh,
Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indo-china and Thailand.
Tapas Chakrabarty.
On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 1:44 PM, JM Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Trewia polycarpa* as per another thread by Dinesh ji. Here is the *thread
> link* <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/FOg7oP25qMA>.
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, March 10, 2010 9:00:11 PM UTC+5:30, Pravin wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Trewia nudiflora .
>> Location: Kanakeshwar,Alibag MS
>> Date/Time: 10 Mar,2010 9.00 am
>> Family : Euphorbiaceae
>> CommonName :Petari
>> Habit : Tree
>> Habitat : Moist Deciduous Forest
>> Description :
>> Male flowers sepals valvate; pedicels slender. Female flowers sepals
>> imbricate, caducous.
>> Plant Type: Deciduous
>> Bark/Stem Surface: Smooth
>> Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
>> Leaf Shape : Ovate
>> Leaf Margin: Entire
>> Leaf Surface : Glabrous
>> Inflorescence: Raceme
>> Flower Type : Dioecious
>> Stamen : Numerous
>> Flowering Month: December - March
>> Fruit Shape : Globose
>> Thanks
>>
>>
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