Carallia brachiata
| Carallia brachiata | |
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| Carallia brachiata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Rhizophoraceae |
| Genus: | Carallia |
| Species: | C. brachiata |
| Binomial name | |
| Carallia brachiata | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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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
Gallery
- Tree trunk
Bark- Opposite leaves
Underside of leaves- Inflorescence
Flower
Dysphania percota caterpillar on twig
References
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 "Carallia brachiata (Lour.) Merr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ↑ "Carallia brachiata (Lour.) Merr". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ↑ "Carallia brachiata - RHIZOPHORACEAE".
- ↑ 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.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Carallia
- Flora of the Andaman Islands
- Flora of Assam (region)
- Flora of Bangladesh
- Flora of the Bismarck Archipelago
- Flora of Borneo
- Flora of Cambodia
- Flora of South-Central China
- Flora of Southeast China
- Flora of East Himalaya
- Flora of Hainan
- Flora of India
- Flora of Java
- Flora of Laos
- Flora of the Lesser Sunda Islands
- Flora of Madagascar
- Flora of Malaysia
- Flora of the Maluku Islands
- Flora of Myanmar
- Flora of Nepal
- Flora of New Guinea
- Flora of the Nicobar Islands
- Flora of the Northern Territory
- Flora of the Philippines
- Flora of Queensland
- Flora of the Solomon Islands (archipelago)
- Flora of Sri Lanka
- Flora of Sulawesi
- Flora of Sumatra
- Flora of Thailand
- Flora of Vietnam
- Flora of Western Australia
- Flora of the Indian subcontinent
- Flora of Indo-China
- Flora of Papuasia
- Plants described in 1790
- Taxa named by João de Loureiro

