Sone Maavu / Indian Aspen
Acronychia pedunculata
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Meghalaya & more
- Flowering
- March-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acronychia pedunculata
- Genus
- Acronychia
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, S.W. China, Taiwan, Malesia to SE. Australia, New Caledonia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Kerala, Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“Leaves: elliptic to suboblong, often with tapered base.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sone Maavu itself; the rest are typical of the Rutaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- CorymbrecordedA flat-topped cluster where outer flower stalks are longer than inner ones.“I-acillary, corymbose panicles, about 14 mm (0.6 in) across in inflorescences of 4–24 cm (2–9 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- DruperecordedA fleshy fruit with a single hard stone/pit enclosing the seed.“The fruits are cream to brownish yellow drupes, slightly angled, 0.5–1.5 cm (0.2–0.6 in) in diameter with a short apiculate tip.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sone Maavu itself; the rest are typical of the Rutaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Nepali
- जङ्गली अमला Jangalee Amalaa, मिठाई Mithaaii
- Kannada
- ಸೊನೆಮಾವು Sone Maavu, ಭೂತಾಳಿ Bhootaali
- Malayalam
- Moota nari, Mutta nari, Vidukanalei, മുട്ടനാറി
- Sinhala
- අංකෙන්ද
About Sone Maavu
A member of the Rutaceae family, Indian Aspen (Acronychia pedunculata) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Meghalaya and 8 other states. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to December.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten, long used in traditional medicine and cut for timber and furniture. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice. Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.
Rutaceae
Citrus/Rue family
Sone Maavu belongs to the Rutaceae family.
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