• Family : Flacourtiaceae
  (Flacourtia Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : CHILLA FAMILY (चिल्ला फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Achariaceae
• Synonym(s) : Chaulmoogra odorata Roxb.; Chilmoria dodecandra Buch.-Ham.
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gynocardia odorata R.Br.
• Common name : Chhal Mogra, Chaulmogra
• Vernacular name : Chhalmogra (Hindi); Bonsha, Bandarpele (Assamese); Dieng-sohliang, Dieng sohphailing (Khasi); Sai-thei (Mizo); गन्दारे Gandare, Koitur (Nepali:)
• Habit : Tree
• Habitat : Primary forests
• Key identification features : Leaves oblong-lanceolate, rounded or subacute at base, short-acuminate.
• Flower, Fruit : March-December
• Distribution :
  • Sikkim : Sikkim
• Native : Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet
• Exotic/Native : Native
• Literature : Balakrishnan, N. P. (1983). Flora of Jowai Vol.1. Published BSI: 78
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Gynocardia odorata. Downloaded on 29 June 2022.

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