About Siamese Roughbush
Streblus asper is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae. This tree is sometimes referred to by the common names Siamese rough bush, khoi, serut, and toothbrush tree. It is a medium-sized tree native to dry regions in the Andaman Islands, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, South-Central and Southeast China, East and West Himalaya, Hainan, India, Indonesia, Java, Laos, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Nicobar Islands, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Thailand, and Vietnam. In the Philippines, it is commonly known as "bogta-e","bogtalay", and "Kalyos". In Cambodia, it is known as Snay.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Streblus asper
- Genus
- Streblus
- Family
- MORACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Open, scrub, moist and dry deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India including Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Hainan, Thailand, Malesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Daheya, Dahia, Karchanna
- Bengali
- sehora, sahra, shewra
- Tamil
- kurripila, kuttippirai, parayan
- Telugu
- baranika, baranki, barinika
- Kannada
- ಅಖೋರ್ ಮರ Akhor mara, ಮಿಟಲೆ Mitale, ದರ್ದುರಿ Darduri
- Malayalam
- parakam, paruva, sakhotavrksam
- Marathi
- poi, karera, kharoli
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Siamese Roughbush belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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