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Hydnocarpus pentandrus

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Species of tree

Hydnocarpus pentandrus
Hydnocarpus pentandrus
Detail of flowers
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
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.

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

References

  1. Ved, D.; Saha, D.; Ravikumar, K.; Haridasan, K. (2015). "Hydnocarpus pentandrus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T50126615A50131365. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T50126615A50131365.en. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Hydnocarpus pentandra". Indiabiodiversity.org. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Hydnocarpus pentandrus
Chilmoria pentandra
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