Mootilpazham / Koli Kukke
Baccaurea courtallensis
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering
- January-June
How to identify Mootilpazham
Identify Mootilpazham 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 arrangement: Alternate.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Euphorbiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Mootilpazham.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Baccaurea courtallensis
- Genus
- Baccaurea
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen, semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-June
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (NT)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“The leaves are simple, alternate and clustered at twig end.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“The leaves are simple, alternate and clustered at twig end.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- Entire (smooth edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mootilpazham 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 Mootilpazham itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- Kolikukke
- Malayalam
- Mootilpazham, Mootilthoori, Mootippuli, മൂട്ടിപ്പഴം
About Mootilpazham
Koli Kukke (Baccaurea courtallensis) belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. It grows in evergreen, semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to June.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Mootilpazham belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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