Lataku / Burmese Grape
Baccaurea ramiflora
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Assam, Meghalaya, Andaman & Nicobar Islands & more
- Flowering
- April-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Baccaurea ramiflora
- Genus
- Baccaurea
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India incl. Andaman, Myanmar, Malay Archipelago
- Found in India
- Assam, Meghalaya, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- लटकु Lataku
- Nepali
- कुसुम (फल)
- Bengali
- লটকা Lotka, লটকন Lotkon, বুগি Bugi
- Tamil
- மூட்டுப்பழம்
- Malayalam
- ബർമീസ് ഗ്രേപ്സ്
About Lataku
Burmese Grape (Baccaurea ramiflora) is a tree belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. It is typically found in evergreen forests. It occurs across India incl. Andaman, Myanmar, Malay Archipelago. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during April-June.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Lataku belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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