Holigarna nigra
| Holigarna nigra | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Holigarna |
| Species: | H. nigra
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| Binomial name | |
| Holigarna nigra Bourd.
| |
Holigarna nigra is a deciduous tree belonging to the family Anacardiaceae.[1]
Description
A large tree producing a black, caustic exudate; branches are glabrous. Leaves are simple, alternate, and spathulate, with a cuneate base, entire margins, and an obtuse or occasionally retuse apex; surfaces glabrous. Lateral veins 6–10 pairs, parallel and prominent; intercostae reticulate. Petioles 1.5–2.5 cm long, each bearing a pair of deciduous spurs.[2]
Distribution
Frequent in evergreen forests of South West India.[3]
Phenology
Flowering: February–March; fruiting: April–June.[4]
References
- ^ "Holigarna nigra Bourd. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
- ^ Gamble, J.S. (1918).Flora of the Presidency of Madras. Adlard & Son Ltd., 408 pp
- ^ Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Holigarna nigra. Downloaded on 14 October 2025.
- ^ Manjunath, K.M., Shashwathi, H.S., Jain, H.R. and Krishnamurthy, Y.L., 2024. The genus Holigarna Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.(Anacardiaceae) in the central Western Ghats, Karnataka, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 16(1), pp.24469-24484.