Manoranjinihoo Balli / Ceylon Green Champa
Artabotrys zeylanicus
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering
- September-June
How to identify Manoranjinihoo Balli
Identify Manoranjinihoo Balli by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Hooked tendril-like flower stalks.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Annonaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Manoranjinihoo Balli.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Artabotrys zeylanicus
- Genus
- Artabotrys
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Annonaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellow-greenrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Manoranjinihoo Balli itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- மனோரஞ்சிதம் manoranjitham
- Kannada
- ಮನೋರಂಜಿನಿಹೂ ಬಳ್ಳಿ manoranjinihoo balli
- Malayalam
- മനോരഞ്ജിനി manoranjini
- Marathi
- रान चाफा ran chapha
About Manoranjinihoo Balli
A member of the Annonaceae family, Ceylon Green Champa (Artabotrys zeylanicus) is a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to June.
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Manoranjinihoo Balli belongs to the Annonaceae family.
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