Carallia brachiata

Carallia brachiata
Carallia brachiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Rhizophoraceae
Genus: Carallia
Species:
C. brachiata
Binomial name
Carallia brachiata
Synonyms[2]
48 synonyms
  • Diatoma brachiata Lour.
  • Karekandelia brachiata (Lour.) Kuntze
  • Petalotoma brachiata (Lour.) DC.
  • Pootia cereopsifolia Miq. ex Benth.
  • Stalagmitis lamponga Miq.
  • Eugenia cupulifera H.Perrier
  • Baraultia madagascariensis (DC.) Steud. ex Spreng.
  • Barraldeia madagascariensis DC.
  • Bruguiera nemorosa Blanco
  • Carallia arguta Koord. & Valeton
  • Carallia baraldeia Arn.
  • Carallia celebica Blume
  • Carallia cerisopsitolia Miq.
  • Carallia ceylanica Arn.
  • Carallia confinis Blume
  • Carallia confinis var. latifolia Miq.
  • Carallia confinis var. oxyodon Miq.
  • Carallia confinis var. pauciflora Blume
  • Carallia corymbosa Arn.
  • Carallia cuprea Ridl.
  • Carallia cuspidata Blume
  • Carallia densiflora Griff.
  • Carallia floribunda Miq.
  • Carallia integerrima DC.
  • Carallia integrifolia J.Graham
  • Carallia lanceifolia Roxb. ex DC.
  • Carallia lanceolaria Wall.
  • Carallia lucida Roxb.
  • Carallia madagascariensis (DC.) Tul.
  • Carallia multiflora Blume
  • Carallia multiflora Miq.
  • Carallia obcordata Wight ex Walp.
  • Carallia octopetala F.Muell. ex Benth.
  • Carallia scortechinii King
  • Carallia sinensis Arn.
  • Carallia spinulosa Ridl.
  • Carallia symmetria Blume
  • Carallia timorensis Blume
  • Carallia viridiflora Ridl.
  • Carallia zeylanica Arn.
  • Demidofia nodosa Dennst.
  • Karekandelia calycina Kuntze
  • Karekandelia celebica Kuntze
  • Karekandelia confinis Kuntze
  • Karekandelia cuspidata Kuntze
  • Karekandelia lanceifolia Kuntze
  • Karekandelia multiflora Kuntze
  • Symmetria obovata Blume

Carallia brachiata is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhizophoraceae.[2][3] This large tree grows to a height of 25 metres (82 ft) and is found from Australia, through South East Asia to the Western Ghats.[4] It is the host plant of the moth Dysphania percota in India and Dysphania numana in Australia.

Distribution

It is native to the following regions as defined in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions:[2][5]

  • Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar
  • China: China South-Central, China Southeast
  • Eastern Asia: Hainan
  • Indian Subcontinent: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka
  • Indo-China: Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Malesia: Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera
  • Papuasia: Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  • Australia: Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
  • Tree trunk
  • Bark
  • Opposite leaves
  • Underside of leaves
  • Inflorescence
  • Flower
  • Dysphania percota caterpillar on twig

References

  1. ^ Jimbo, T. (2023). "Carallia brachiata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T61957194A61957196. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T61957194A61957196.en. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Carallia brachiata (Lour.) Merr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Carallia brachiata (Lour.) Merr". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  4. ^ "Carallia brachiata - RHIZOPHORACEAE".
  5. ^ Brummitt, R.K. (2001). World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (PDF) (2nd ed.). International Working Group on Taxonomic Databases For Plant Sciences (TDWG). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
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