Himalcheri / Chinese Laurel
Antidesma bunius
Also known as Salamander Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands & more
- Flowering
- April-August
How to identify Himalcheri
Identify Himalcheri 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.
- Confirm leaf margin: Entire (smooth edge).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Meghalaya and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Euphorbiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Himalcheri.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Antidesma bunius
- Genus
- Antidesma
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests, also in sacred groves
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India incl. Andaman & Nicobar, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, SE.Asia, South China, New Guinea, Java
- Found in India
- Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Entire (smooth edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Himalcheri itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Himalcheri itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- हिमालचेरी Himalcheri
- Nepali
- अर्चल
- Tamil
- நாளைதளி Nolaidali, கொரந்தி
- Telugu
- aanepoo, anepu, jaanupolaari
- Kannada
- kareekomme, kari komme, naayi kote
- Malayalam
- Airyaporiyan, Mayilkombi, Aryaporiyan
- Marathi
- aamatee, amati, bhumy-sadpay
About Himalcheri
Chinese laurel (Antidesma bunius) is a tree in the Euphorbiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and 7 other states. It grows in evergreen forests, also in sacred groves. Flowering and fruiting run from April to August.
Uses
In practice it is grown for parts that are eaten.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Himalcheri belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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