Symplocos nairii
| Symplocos nairii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Symplocaceae |
| Genus: | Symplocos |
| Species: | S. nairii |
| Binomial name | |
| Symplocos nairii Henry, Gopalan & Swamin. | |
Symplocos nairii is a species of plant in the Symplocaceae family. It is endemic to India.Known to be a shrub or small tree, up to 8 m tall; young branchlets angular, glabrous. Leaves simple, alternate, spiral, 7-10 x 4.5-5 cm, elliptic to obovate, apex obtuse, base subcordate and asymmetric, margin serrate, glabrous; midrib canaliculate above; secondary_nerves ca. 8 pairs; tertiary_nerves obliquely and distantly percurrent; petiole ca. 0.3 cm long, planoconvex in cross section, glabrous. Flowers axillary, solitary or racemes, 1-2 cm long; flowers sessile. Drupe, cylindrical or ellipsoid, 1.1 cm long.
Description
Branchlets Young branchlets angular, glabrous.
Leaves Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; petiole ca. 0.3 cm long, planoconvex in cross section, glabrous; lamina 7-10 x 4.5-5 cm, elliptic to obovate, apex obtuse, base subcordate and asymmetric, margin serrate, glabrous; midrib canaliculate above; secondary nerves ca. 8 pairs; tertiary nerves obliquley distantly percurrent.
Flowers Inflorescence axillary solitary or racemes, 1-2 cm long; flowers sessile.
Fruit& seed Drupe, cylindrical or ellipsoid, 1.1 cm long.
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Symplocos nairii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
- India biodiversity