Semecarpus kathalekanensis
Dasappa & Swaminath in Indian For.
126(1): 78. 2000.
Kan. : Dodda ele holegara, Hedagalu.
Trees; up to 20 m tall. Leaves alternate, oblong-lanceolate or obovate, (25-) 45 - 100 x (6-) 15 - 22 cm, obtusely acuminate at apex, cuneate and oblique at base, entire, wavy, thickly coriaceous, glabrous; petioles 5 - 10 cm long. Panicles axillary, 5 - 15 (in female inflorescence) or 30 - 50 (male inflorescence) cm long, many-flowered. Flowers unisexual, female flowers larger than male. Sepals 4 to 5, glabrous. Petals 4 or 5, ovate, ca 1 mm long, glabrous. Stamens 4 or 5, alternating with petals; filaments up to 1 mm long, glabrous. Ovary laterally compressed, ca 2 mm long, 2-lobed; styles 3(-1); stigma capitate. Drupes obliquely reniform, ca 2 cm long, with more than 15, distinct concetric lines; hypocarp pyriform, ca 2 cm in diam., ash green turning orange yellow. Seed reniform, brown.
Fl. & Fr. : Nov. - May.
Distrib. India: In Myristica swamps and water-logged areas, at ca 560 m. Karnataka.
Trees; up to 20 m tall. Leaves alternate, oblong-lanceolate or obovate, (25-) 45 - 100 x (6-) 15 - 22 cm, obtusely acuminate at apex, cuneate and oblique at base, entire, wavy, thickly coriaceous, glabrous; petioles 5 - 10 cm long. Panicles axillary, 5 - 15 (in female inflorescence) or 30 - 50 (male inflorescence) cm long, many-flowered. Flowers unisexual, female flowers larger than male. Sepals 4 to 5, glabrous. Petals 4 or 5, ovate, ca 1 mm long, glabrous. Stamens 4 or 5, alternating with petals; filaments up to 1 mm long, glabrous. Ovary laterally compressed, ca 2 mm long, 2-lobed; styles 3(-1); stigma capitate. Drupes obliquely reniform, ca 2 cm long, with more than 15, distinct concetric lines; hypocarp pyriform, ca 2 cm in diam., ash green turning orange yellow. Seed reniform, brown.
Fl. & Fr. : Nov. - May.
Distrib. India: In Myristica swamps and water-logged areas, at ca 560 m. Karnataka.
