How to identify Atuna indica
Identify Atuna indica 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.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-January.
- Confirm it sits within the Chrysobalanaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Atuna indica.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Atuna indica
- Genus
- Atuna
- Family
- Chrysobalanaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-January
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കല്ലൻകായ്മരം
About Atuna indica
Atuna indica is a tree in the Chrysobalanaceae family. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to January.
Botanical family
Chrysobalanaceae
Paradise Plum Family
Atuna indica belongs to the Chrysobalanaceae family.
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