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Corypha umbraculifera L. (PALMAE) Common namesKannada: Sritale.Tulu: Pane, Panoli.Malayalam: Kodapana. Description: Unarmed palms, 10-25 m tall, 0.5-1 m diam., annulate, dying after once flowering and ripening their seed, at the age of between 20-40 years. leaves 2-5 m in diam., plicate, cleft the middle into 80-100 linear-lanceolate acute or 2-fid lobes; petioles 1-3 m long,…

Cinnamomum verum J.S. Presl (LAURACEAE) = C. zeylanicum Blume Common namesKannada: Dalchini, Lavanga pathre.Tulu: Ijin.Malayalam: Karuva.Tamil: Ilavangam, Illavangappattai, Karruwa.Telugu: Sanalinga. Description: Medium-sized evergreen trees up to 10 m tall. Leaves opposite, subopposite or rarely alternate, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, up to 15 x 8 cm, rounded or acute at base, acute or acuminate at apex, 3-5-nerved;…

Cinnamomum malabatrum (Burm f. ) Blume (LAURACEAE) Common namesKannada: Lavanga patre, Lavanga yele. Description: Towering trees that can reach heights of up to 20 meters. The leaves are elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, measuring up to 28 by 8 centimeters, tapering at the base and pointed at the apex with typically three prominent veins. Their petioles can…

Chionanthus malaelengi (Wallich ex G. Don) Beddome (OLEACEAE) Description: Trees, 8-10 m tall with smooth, shiny bark. Leaves elliptic or elliptic-oblong, 5-12 x 2-5 cm, acute at both ends, glabrous, coriaceous; main nerves inconspicuous; petioles ca 1.5 cm long. Flowers sessile, in 3-4 cm long branched axillary cymes, yellowish-white, odor of ripe apples. Calyx small,…

Chrysophyllum lanceolatum (Blume) DC. (SAPOTACEAE) Common namesKannada: Paale hannu.Malayalam: Atha.Tamil: Kappalei. Description: Evergreen trees, 15-25 m tall with milky juice; branches horizontal; bark smooth, grey; young parts clothed with fulvous pubescence. Leaves lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate, 10-18 x 3-6 cm, acute at base, acuminate at apex, glabrous, shining; main nerves very numerous; petioles 5-8 mm long. Flowers…

Chukrasia tabularis A. Juss. (MELIACEAE) Common namesEnglish: Chittagong wood.Malayalam: Akil.Tamil: Aglay, Maleiveppu.Telugu: Madagari vembu. Description: Towering trees reaching heights of up to 30 meters, adorned with reddish-brown bark. Leaves pinnately compound, alternate, up to 50 cm long; leaflets 10-20, subopposite or alternate, ovate-oblong to elliptic-lanceolate, up to 15 x 8 cm, inequilateral at base, acuminate…

Chasalia ophioxyloides (Wallich) Craib (RUBIACEAE) Description: Compact shrubs reaching a maximum height of 2 meters; the branchlets are cylindrical. The leaves are positioned opposite each other, elliptic-lanceolate, or elliptic-ovate in shape, measuring 4 to 13 centimeters in length and 2.0 to 6.5 centimeters in width. They are membranous, tapering at the base (cuneate), and slightly…

Cerbera odollam Gaertner (APOCYNACEAE) Common namesKannada: Chindae mara, Hondae.Malayalam: Utalam.Tamil: Kadama, Kat arali. Description: Small glabrous trees, 10-12 m tall with acrid milky poisonous juice; grey, soft bark. Leaves alternate, lanceolate, oblanceolate or oblong-obovate, 12-25 x 4-12 cm, suddenly acuminate, much tapering to the base, glabrous, bright green, black when dry; main nerves numerous; petioles…

Careya arborea Roxb. (LECYTHIDACEAE) Common namesKannada: Daddala, Kavalu mara.Tulu: Daddala.Malayalam: Perzha.Tamil: Ayma, Kumbi.Telugu: Gadava. Description: Deciduous trees up to 10 m tall. Leaves alternate, crowded at the ends of branches, obovate, up to 22 x 15 cm, cuneate at base, rounded or shortly acuminate at apex, margins crenate. Flowers in spikes, sessile, large, showy, ca…