✿Celastraceae · Bhesa
Bhesa indica
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering
- March-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bhesa indica
- Genus
- Bhesa
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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 ends, with large stipules up to 2.5 cm long that are caducous (lost through dehiscence).” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“The leaves are simple, alternate and clustered at twig ends, with large stipules up to 2.5 cm long that are caducous (lost through dehiscence).” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“The petiole is 2.5 cm to 4.5 cm long, swollen at the base and tip and attached to a leaf that is 10–18 cm long and 4.5-8.5 cm wide, elliptic-oblong to narrow-ovate in shape.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“The leaves are leathery, shining above and below, darker green above and paler below, and hairless.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bhesa indica itself; the rest are typical of the Celastraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded“The flowers are small and white.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“The inflorescence is at the ends of branches formed as panicled racemes.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruit is a capsule, red, and prominently 2-lobed.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bhesa indica itself; the rest are typical of the Celastraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- പെനലി
About Bhesa indica
Bhesa indica belongs to the Celastraceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to April.
Botanical family
Celastraceae
Staff-Tree Family
Bhesa indica belongs to the Celastraceae family.
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