Ran Chapha / Ceylon Green Champa
Artabotrys zeylanicus var. kottavasaliyana
- Habit
- Woody climbers
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- September-April
How to identify Ran Chapha
Identify Ran Chapha by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a woody climbers habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Hooked tendril-like flower stalks.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-April.
- Confirm it sits within the Annonaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ran Chapha.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Artabotrys zeylanicus var. kottavasaliyana
- Genus
- Artabotrys
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Woody climbers
- Habitat
- Wet Evergreen forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- 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 Ran Chapha 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 Ran Chapha
Ceylon Green Champa (Artabotrys zeylanicus var. kottavasaliyana) belongs to the Annonaceae family. It is native to India. It grows in wet Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Ran Chapha belongs to the Annonaceae family.
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