About Hairy Xantolis
Xantolis tomentosa, the wooly ironwood, is a forest tree commonly found in India, Sri Lanka and a few other nearby countries.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Xantolis tomentosa
- Genus
- Xantolis
- Family
- SAPOTACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indo-China
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- काँटा बहुल Kanta Bohul
- Bengali
- কাঁটা বহুল Kanta Bohul
- Tamil
- முள்மகிழ் Mul-Makil, பாலை Palai
- Kannada
- ಹುಡುಗೊಲ್ಲಿ Hudugolli, ಕಬ್ಬಿಣದ ಮರ Kabbinada Mara, ಕಾಲ್ಮಧು Kaalmadhu
- Malayalam
- കരിങ്കാര Karimkara, കരിങ്കാര
- Marathi
- कुंबळ Kumbal, काटे कुंबळ
Botanical family
Sapotaceae
Sapodilla/Chicle family
Hairy Xantolis belongs to the Sapotaceae family.
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