How to identify Berrya javanica
Identify Berrya javanica 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 flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-December.
- Confirm it sits within the Tiliaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Berrya javanica.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Berrya javanica
- Genus
- Berrya
- Family
- Tiliaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Grown as ornamental tree
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Southeast Asia
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
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
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Berrya javanica itself; the rest are typical of the Tiliaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Berrya javanica
Berrya javanica belongs to the Tiliaceae family, where it grows as a tree. It is native to Southeast Asia. It is grown as ornamental tree. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Tiliaceae
Lime tree/Jute family
Berrya javanica belongs to the Tiliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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