Semearpus auriculata
Beddome, Fl. Sylv. 2: t. 232. 1870; Hook.f.
Fl. Brit. India 2: 32. 1876.
Mal.: Charae; Tam.: Vellei Cheri.
Trees, up to 24 m tall. Leaves oblanceolate, 9 - 23 x 2.5 - 6 cm, acuminate. gradually attenuated below and provided with 2 rounded lobes above the petioles; petioles, 4 - 6 mm long, sometimes leaves sessile. Panicles 7 - 15 cm long, axillary. Petals ovate 3 x 2 mm. Stamens 1.5 mm long. Disc 1.5 mm in diam. Ovary superior, conical, 2 mm in diam., glabrous. Drupes obliquely oval, 0.8 x 1 cm, black; hypocarp obconic, 0.5 x 0.6 cm.
Fl. & Fr. : Nov. - Feb.
Distrib. India : In evergreen forests of Western Ghats, up to 1000 m. Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Endemic.
Uses. The black resinous juice of the plant usually causes blisters on skin. Wood is suitable for match boxes.
Trees, up to 24 m tall. Leaves oblanceolate, 9 - 23 x 2.5 - 6 cm, acuminate. gradually attenuated below and provided with 2 rounded lobes above the petioles; petioles, 4 - 6 mm long, sometimes leaves sessile. Panicles 7 - 15 cm long, axillary. Petals ovate 3 x 2 mm. Stamens 1.5 mm long. Disc 1.5 mm in diam. Ovary superior, conical, 2 mm in diam., glabrous. Drupes obliquely oval, 0.8 x 1 cm, black; hypocarp obconic, 0.5 x 0.6 cm.
Fl. & Fr. : Nov. - Feb.
Distrib. India : In evergreen forests of Western Ghats, up to 1000 m. Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Endemic.
Uses. The black resinous juice of the plant usually causes blisters on skin. Wood is suitable for match boxes.
