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Cipadessa Cinerascens
''Cipadessa'' is a genus of plants belonging to the family Meliaceae. ''Cipadessa'' is monotypic, with the single species ''Cipadessa baccifera''. The species is Endemism, endemic to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. It is a host plant for many moth species. Description It is a small shrub with only 5m tall. Leaves compound, imparipinnate; lamina elliptic, apex acute to acuminate; base acute, cuneate or attenuate with entire margin. Flowers are white colored and show axillary panicles inflorescence. Fruit is a globose drupe with 5 pyrenes. Common names Source: *Hindi — Nalbila *Marathi — Ranabili, Gudmai *Tamil — Puilipan cheddi, Savattuchedi, *Malayalam — Kaipanarangi, Potti, Pulippanchedi *Kannada — Narsullu, Chitunde, Bettada Bevu, Karbe, Sidigolii, Chitunde, Adusoge *Urdu — Ranabili *Sinhala — Halbemiya (හල්බැමිය) References * * * Meliaceae Meliaceae genera Flora of China Flora of tropical Asia Monotypic Sapindales gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meliaceae
Meliaceae, the mahogany family, is a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs (and a few herbaceous plants, mangroves) in the order Sapindales. They are characterised by alternate, usually pinnate leaves without stipules, and by syncarpous, apparently bisexual (but actually mostly cryptically unisexual) flowers borne in panicles, cymes, spikes, or clusters. Most species are evergreen, but some are deciduous, either in the dry season or in winter. The family includes about 53 genera and about 600 known species, with a pantropical distribution; one genus (''Toona'') extends north into temperate China and south into southeast Australia, another (''Synoum'') into southeast Australia, and another (''Melia'') nearly as far north. They most commonly grow as understory trees in rainforests, but are also found in mangroves and arid regions. The fossil record of the family extends back into the Late Cretaceous. Uses Various species are used for vegetable oil, soap-making, ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
