- Family:
- Simaroubaceae DC.
- Genus:
- Samadera Gaertn.
Samadera indica Gaertn.
[FTEA]
Simaroubaceae, Brian Stannard. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2000
- Morphology General Habit
- Tree to 10 m; trunk irregularly angled; branches glabrous.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves simple, elliptic, ovate or obovate, 5–25 cm long, 2–8.5 cm wide, rounded to acuminate at apex, rounded or obtuse at base, glabrous, glandular beneath, densely reticulate-veined; petiole 7–15(–30) mm, often curved.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence axillary, pendulous, with a thin peduncle 1–30 cm long and a terminal umbel of 4–13 flowers; bracteoles ± 1 mm; pedicel 10–30 mm.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers white, bisexual.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx of 4 obtuse sepals 6 mm long, 2 mm wide, with a concave gland in the centre.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals 4, contorted or imbricate in bud, 10–25 mm long, 9 mm wide, obtuse, pubescent outside.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Disc
- Disc large.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 8, to 16 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Style with terminal, inconspicuous stigma.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit of 1–4 carpels, each a woody drupe, ellipsoid with an unilateral thin wing in the upper part, 4–5 cm long, laterally compressed, 2.5–3.7 cm wide and 1.3–1.9 cm thick, 1-seeded.
- Habitat
- Swampy sites with Barringtonia in lowland rain-forest; ± 10 m
- Distribution
- P
Native to:
Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Comoros, India, Laos, Madagascar, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Vietnam
- Locandi glandulifera (C.Presl) Pierre
- Locandi indica (Gaertn.) Kuntze
- Locandi lucida (Wall.) Kuntze
- Locandi madagascariensis (A.Juss.) Kuntze
- Locandi mekongensis Pierre
- Locandi merguensis Pierre
- Locandi pendula (Blanco) Pierre
- Manungala pendula Blanco
- Niota commersonii Pers.
- Niota lamarkiana Blume
- Niota lucida Wall.
- Niota pentapetala Poir.
- Niota tetrapetala Poir.
- Quassia indica (Gaertn.) Noot.
- Samadera brevipetala Scheff.
- Samadera glandulifera C.Presl
- Samadera lucida (Wall.) Voigt
- Samadera madagascariensis A.Juss.
- Samadera mekongensis (Pierre) Engl.
- Samadera pentapetala (Poir.) G.Don
- Samadera tetrapetala (Poir.) G.Don
- Simaba indica (Gaertn.) Baill.
- Vitmannia elliptica Vahl
- Vitmannia lucida (Wall.) Steud.
Samadera indica Gaertn. appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1062], Myanmar | Niota lucida | K001110884 | Yes | ||
| Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1062], Myanmar | Niota lucida | K001110883 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 6349] | Niota tetrapetala | K001123639 | Yes | ||
| Nov 25, 2004 | Arifin et al. [B 1462], Indonesia | Quassia indica | K000271055 | No | |
| Nov 25, 2004 | Ambriansyah et al. [Berau 924], Indonesia | Quassia indica | K000271050 | No | |
| Nov 25, 2004 | Kessler et al. [Berau 775], Indonesia | Quassia indica | K000271051 | No | |
| Nov 25, 2004 | Ag. Amin [SAN 115348], Malaysia | Quassia indica | K000271052 | No | |
| Nov 25, 2004 | Ag. Amin Sigun [SAN 126134], Malaysia | Quassia indica | K000271053 | No | |
| Nov 25, 2004 | Kessler et al. [Berau 243], Indonesia | Quassia indica | K000271054 | No | |
| Nov 25, 2004 | Takeuchi [14389], Papua New Guinea | Quassia indica | K000271056 | No | |
| Wallich [1062], Myanmar | Quassia indica | K000651375 | Yes |
First published in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 352 (1791)
Accepted by
- Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Dassanayake (ed.) (1997). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 11: 1-420. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
- Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
- Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
- Stannard, B. (2000). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Simaroubaceae: 1-14.
- Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
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