Trincomalee Wood Tree
Berrya cordifolia
Also known as Halmilla Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- November-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Berrya cordifolia
- Genus
- Berrya
- Family
- Tiliaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Grown as ornamental tree
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Andaman Islands (India), Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Tiliaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“Berrya cordifolia, the Trincomalee wood, is a species of tree native to much of tropical Asia and introduced to Africa.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Trincomalee Wood Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Tiliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- சவண்டலை
About Trincomalee Wood Tree
Trincomalee Wood tree (Berrya cordifolia) belongs to the Tiliaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Maharashtra. It is grown as ornamental tree. Flowering and fruiting run from November to June.
Tiliaceae
Lime tree/Jute family
Trincomalee Wood Tree belongs to the Tiliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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