Hydnocarpus pentandrus

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Hydnocarpus pentandrus
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Hydnocarpus pentandrus
Detail of flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Achariaceae
Genus: Hydnocarpus
Species:
H. pentandrus
Binomial name
Hydnocarpus pentandrus
(Buch.-Ham.) Oken

Hydnocarpus pentandrus is a medium-sized tree in the family Achariaceae. This dioecious tree grows up to 10m height, in moist deciduous forests of Western Ghats in India.[1]

Description

Hydnocarpus pentandrus is a medium-sized evergreen tree. Bark is pale brown, mottled with occasional white patches. Leaves - Simple, alternate, and stipulate. Base obtuse and apex acuminate. Margins crenate serrate or entire. Flowers- unisexual, greenish yellow, sepals - 5, petals - 5, stamens - 5 to 15 Fruits - Woody berry, 5–7 cm across, brown, rough with uneven surface Seeds - Numerous, yellowish[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Hydnocarpus pentandra". Indiabiodiversity.org. Retrieved 20 November 2021.