Sageraea dalzelli
Beddome, Icon. Pl: Ind. Or. 9: t. 42. 1868 -
1874; King in Ann.
R. Bot. Gard. Calc. 4: 8. 1893, p. p. Bocagea dalzelli (Beddome) Hook. f. & Thomson in
Fl. Brit. India 1: 92. 1872, p. p.
Kan.: Kaitha; Mal.: Kanakaita, Manja-nara; Tam.: Neduvattu.
Evergreen trees, 15 - 18 m tall. Leaves elliptic to elliptic-oblong, rounded at base, subacute to obtuse at apex, 25 - 35 x 8 - 11 cm, glabrous; lateral nerves 10 - 12 pairs; petioles stout, 1 - 1.5 cm long, glabrous. Flowers ivory-yellow, axillary, in fascicles of 4 - 8 flowers on woody tubercles on older branches; pedicels 2 - 3 cm long, with many scaly bracts at base. Sepals connate at base, 1.5 - 2 mm across. Petals orbicular, concave,5 - 6 mm across, bright yellow. Stamens 25 - 28, ca 2 mm long, all fertile; anther-thecae dorsal and distinct; connectives thin and flat in outer series and thick and quadrate in inner ones. Carpels 3 - 5, oblong, hairy; ovules ca 12, in 2 series; style short; stigma capitate, slightly curved. Ripe carpels subsessile, subglobose, ca 4 cm across, glabrous. Seeds many, ca 2 cm long, biseriate, transversely striate.
Fl. March - May; fr. Aug. - Sept.
Distrib. India: Evergreen forests, 750 - 1000 m. Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Endemic to southern Western Ghats.
Notes. Leaves used for the treatment of rheumatism; wood valued for building work.
Evergreen trees, 15 - 18 m tall. Leaves elliptic to elliptic-oblong, rounded at base, subacute to obtuse at apex, 25 - 35 x 8 - 11 cm, glabrous; lateral nerves 10 - 12 pairs; petioles stout, 1 - 1.5 cm long, glabrous. Flowers ivory-yellow, axillary, in fascicles of 4 - 8 flowers on woody tubercles on older branches; pedicels 2 - 3 cm long, with many scaly bracts at base. Sepals connate at base, 1.5 - 2 mm across. Petals orbicular, concave,5 - 6 mm across, bright yellow. Stamens 25 - 28, ca 2 mm long, all fertile; anther-thecae dorsal and distinct; connectives thin and flat in outer series and thick and quadrate in inner ones. Carpels 3 - 5, oblong, hairy; ovules ca 12, in 2 series; style short; stigma capitate, slightly curved. Ripe carpels subsessile, subglobose, ca 4 cm across, glabrous. Seeds many, ca 2 cm long, biseriate, transversely striate.
Fl. March - May; fr. Aug. - Sept.
Distrib. India: Evergreen forests, 750 - 1000 m. Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Endemic to southern Western Ghats.
Notes. Leaves used for the treatment of rheumatism; wood valued for building work.
