Gluta travancorica

Gluta travancorica
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Gluta
Species:
G. travancorica
Binomial name
Gluta travancorica

Gluta travancorica (Malayalam: ശെന്തുരുണി; Chenkurinji; Shenduruni; Thodappa) is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is endemic to the southern Western Ghats in India.[2]

This species is commonly found in the wet evergreen forests of Southern Kerala, especially Kollam and Trivandrum Districts.[2] The Shendurni wildlife sanctuary in Kollam district is named after this tree.

  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Gluta travancorica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38744A10147323. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38744A10147323.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Sasidharan, N. (2006). ILLUSTRATED MANUAL ON TREE FLORA OF KERALA SUPPLEMENTED WITH COMPUTER-AIDED IDENTIFICATION. KFRI Research Report No. 282. Peechi: Kerala Forest Research Institute. p. 164.