Hopea canarensis Hole (DIPTEROCARPACEAE)
Common names
Kannada: Malai haiga
Description: Trees, ca 20 m tall. Leaves ovate or oblong, up to 18 x 9 cm, rounded or cordate at base, obtuse or acuminate at apex, majority of secondary nerves with gland-like swellings (domatia) in their axils beneath. Flowers in panicles of racemes. Calyx 5-lobed, lobes unequal. Petals 5, falcate-oblong, 8-9 x 3 mm, exposed portion densely stellate – pubescent. Stamens many. Stylopodium stout, ovoid or oblong. The fruits are ovoid, measuring 1.2 – 1.5 cm in length, and are enveloped by the enlarging sepals, two of which transform into wings. These wings extend to a length of 5-8 cm.
Flowering & Fruiting: May – July
Distribution: India: Western Ghats of Karnataka. Endemic.