Pan India Bouquets

Buchanania cochinchinensis (Lour.) M.R.Almeida

Family : Anacardiaceae
(Cashew Or Mango Or Sumac Family)
Family (Hindi name) : AAM FAMILY (आम फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Anacardiaceae
Basionym : Toluifera cochinchinensis Lour.
Synonym(s) : Buchanania lanzan Spreng.; Buchanania latifolia Roxb.; Lanzana solitaria Stokes; Loureira cochinchinensis (Lour.) Meisn.; Lundia mangiferoides Puerari ex DC.; Spondias elliptica Rottb. ex Hook.f.; Spondias simplicifolia Rottler; Toluifera cochinchinensis Lour.; Glycosmis cochinchinensis (Lour.) Pierre ex Engl.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Buchanania cochinchinensis (Lour.) M.R.Almeida
Common name : Calumpong nut, Almondette tree, Cheronjee, Cuddapah almond
Vernacular name : Chironji, Piyal, Piar, Char (Hindi); Charoli, Kole maavu, Murkali (Kannada); Saraiparuppu, Moraetha, Morala, Mudaima, Moraimaram (Tamil); Sarapappu, Morli, Sara, Jarumamidi (Telugu); Char (Oria); Priyala (Sanskrit); Charoli (Marathi); Kalamavu, Moongapezhu, Mungapera, Mural, Nuruvei, Nuramaram, Nooramaram Padacheru, Priyalam (Malayalam); Charumamidi, Priyaluvu,Raj-adanamu (Telugu); Chironji, Piyal, sarop (Bengali); Char (Konkani); Chironji (Urdu); Piyal (Assamese); Charoli (Gujarati)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Comments / notes : Occasional on hills up to 1400m. Moist deciduous, dry deciduous and semi-evergreen forests. The kernels are used in sweetmeats.
Key identification features : Bark tessellated in prominent squares. Drupes ovoid-oblong, black when ripe.
Flower, Fruit : January-May
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Bangladesh, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : India to China (South Yunnan) and Indo-China
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 98
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Buchanania cochinchinensis. Downloaded on 10 December 2023.

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