Nau-Nuar / Panicled Coralberry
Ardisia paniculata
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Sikkim & more
How to identify Nau-Nuar
Identify Nau-Nuar 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: Flowers in branched panicles, red coralberries.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Myrsinaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nau-Nuar.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ardisia paniculata
- Genus
- Ardisia
- Family
- Myrsinaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Karnataka, Assam, Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, West Bengal, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Telangana
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Myrsinaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Myrsinaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Mizo
- Nau-nuar
About Nau-Nuar
Panicled Coralberry (Ardisia paniculata) is a tree in the Myrsinaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Sikkim and 20 other states.
Myrsinaceae
Myrsine Family
Nau-Nuar belongs to the Myrsinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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