Erinocarpus

Erinocarpus nimmonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is the sole species in genus Erinocarpus.^[2] It is a tree which grows about 10 meters tall.^[1] It is native to southwestern India.^[2]

Erinocarpus
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Erinocarpus Nimmo ex J.Graham (1839)[2]
Species:	E. nimmonii
Binomial name
Erinocarpus nimmonii J.Graham (1839)
Synonyms[3]
Erinocarpus knimonii Hassk. (1855) Erinocarpus nimmoanus Mast. (1874)

Erinocarpus nimmonii is mostly found in the central and northern Western Ghats, in the states of Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Maharashtra. Its northernmost range extends to Valsad in southern Gujarat. It grows on hill slopes and along stream and river banks in moist deciduous forests from 600 to 1,000 meters elevation.^[1]