Pleiospermium alatum (Wight & Arn.) Swingle Main specimen

Rutaceae

{ Description | Stem & bark }

The bark of Pleiospermium alatum is brown-grey in colour, with longitudinal fissures.
The tree is armed with axillary spines found by pair.

Pleiospermium alatum trunk

Pleiospermium alatum bark

Pleiospermium alatum main stem with thorns

Pleiospermium alatum thorny branches

Pleiospermium alatum pairs of straight spines along branchlet

Pleiospermium alatum thorns

Nomenclature

Description

Habit

Leaf

Flower

Fruit

Seed

Stem & Bark

Phenology

Human uses

Medicinal

Handicrafts

Conservation status

Dry Herbarium AURO

Date of collection

18 Apr, 2015

Collected by

N.L.I.B.

GPS coordinates

11.99452 N - 79.82353 E

Locality

Pitchandikulam Forest, Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India