Chakoola Tree
Aglaia elaeagnoidea
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- November-August
How to identify Chakoola Tree
Identify Chakoola Tree by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Leaves with silvery scales beneath.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Alternate.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm flower colour: White/cream.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-August.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aglaia elaeagnoidea
- Genus
- Aglaia
- Family
- Meliaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests, sacred groves in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia to Pacific Islands
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“Leaves are compound, imparipinnate, alternate;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“Leaves are compound, imparipinnate, alternate;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“lamina narrow-elliptic to oblanceolate;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chakoola Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Meliaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- White/creamrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“Flowers show axillary panicles inflorescence.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“Fruit is a brown or red, indehiscent globose berry.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chakoola Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Meliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- প্রিয়ঙ্গু
- Bengali
- প্রিয়ঙ্গু
- Malayalam
- ചെമ്പുളി, പുണ്യാവ
About Chakoola Tree
Chakoola Tree (Aglaia elaeagnoidea) is a tree in the Meliaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 2 other states. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests, sacred groves in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from November to August.
Meliaceae
Mahogany/Neem family
Chakoola Tree belongs to the Meliaceae family.
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