Submission of Isonandra villosa a critically endangered species

[Lalithamba Avadhanam]

Plant name: Isonandra villosa Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient.: t. 360. 1840.

Family: Sapotaceae

Description:

Small sized trees. Branchlets very stout. Leaves alternate; lamina subsessile, broadly obovate, 5-13 × 4-6cm, glabrous, rounded or emarginated at apex, rounded at base, main nerves prominent, parallel, 12-15. Flowers 2-3mm across, yellow, in clusters in the fallen leaves. Calyx lobes 4, 2 seriate; persistent. Corolla tubular, twisted. Stamens 8, subequal, filaments erect; anthers stout. Ovary villous. Berry1-1.5 cm, ellipsoid 1-seeded, with fleshy pericarp.

Habitat & location: Rare. Critically endangered. After a difficult search we could found it. It is not possible for me to reach the plant again to see in flowering. Only one plant is found in rock crevices on the way to Venkatagiri durgam.

Flowering period: March.

Thank you

Despite some people objected for the watermark,  I am submitting in the same form. 

Thank you once again

Regards

A.Lalithamba

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Lalithamba ji.
We have no issues as far as water marking is concerned.

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[D.S Rawat]

Thank you so much for sharing a Critically Endangered species of India. We are able to see it in live state because of your pics.
Link for IUCN Redlist:
 http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/33653/0

DSRawat Pantnagar

[J.M. Garg]

It is a new addition to efi.

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