About Sack Tree
Antiaris is a genus in the mulberry and fig family Moraceae. It is a monotypic genus, i.e. it contains only one species, namely Antiaris toxicaria. The genus was at one time considered to consist of several species, but is now regarded as just one variable species which can be further divided into five subspecies. One significant difference within the species is that the size of the fruit decreases as one travels from Africa to Polynesia. Antiaris has a remarkably wide distribution in tropical regions, occurring in Australia, tropical Asia, tropical Africa, Indonesia, the Philippines, Tonga, and various other tropical islands.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Antiaris toxicaria
- Genus
- Antiaris
- Family
- MORACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, also in the sacred groves
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Aranthal, Maravuri; Aranjelli, അരയാഞ്ഞിലി
- Marathi
- चांदकुडा
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Sack Tree belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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