About Tipan
Allophylus cobbe, commonly known as titberry or Indian allophylus, is a pantropical shrub in the family Sapindaceae with many uses in traditional medicine. It has a highly variable morphology throughout its range and may prove to be more than one species.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Allophylus cobbe
- Genus
- Allophylus
- Family
- SAPINDACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests and semi-Evergreen forests, also in sacred groves
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- Rakhalphul, রাখালচিতা
- Tamil
- sirusalle, perrakudikai
- Telugu
- Erra avalu, Guvva gutti, Salli kunkudu
- Kannada
- ಎರ್ವಾಲ Ervaala, ಕಸಬಳ್ಳಿ Kasaballi, ಸಿಡಿಸಾಲೆ Sidisaale
- Malayalam
- molago-maram, mukkannanpezhu
- Marathi
- Theepani, thivana
Botanical family
Sapindaceae
Soapberry/Lychee family
Tipan belongs to the Sapindaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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