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Elaeagnus kologa
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Family:
ELAEAGNACEAE
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Citation: Elaeagnus kologa Schult. in DC., Prodr. 14: 611. 1857; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1246(873). 1925; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 238. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 399. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 408. 1990; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 47. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 590. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 272. 1999; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 576. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 706. 2009.
Elaeagnus latifolia L., Sp. Pl. 121. 1753, pro parte; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 202. 1886.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kayalampuvalli, Kattumunthiringa, Povilam, Poolanpazham
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Large woody stragglers; young stem, leaves below and inflorescence densely lepidote with silvery and coppery scales mixed. Leaves alternate, 4-8 x 2.5-4 cm, elliptic oblong, acute to slightly acuminate at apex, attenuate at base, densely scaly below, sparsely so above when young. Racemes short, axillary, 5-7-flowered. Flowers 0.6-0.7 cm across. Perianth campanulate; tube 0.8-1 cm long; lobes 4, 0.2-0.3 cm long, triangular. Stamens 4, included. Ovary 0.2-0.3 cm long, 1-celled; ovule 1; style rolled and included, silvery hairy; stigma lateral. Drupe 1-1.5 x 0.8-1 cm, oblong, orange-red on opening.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-May
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District(s):
Idukki, Malappuram, Palakkad, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and shola forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and China
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
Yes
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
700-1200
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Localities:
Ichampetty, Walakkad, Chandanathode, Old Devicolam, Ayyappankovil-Nelliyampathi Ghat, Karuvarakundu, Attayar, Athirumala
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