About Bhesa indica
Bhesa indica is a flowering plant tree species in the Centroplacaceae family. It is distributed along the tropical wet evergreen forests of the Western Ghats of India. It is considered synonymous with Bhesa paniculata by some authors.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bhesa indica
- Genus
- Bhesa
- Family
- CELASTRACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests Key identification features : Large tree
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- പെനലി
Botanical family
Celastraceae
Staff-Tree Family
Bhesa indica belongs to the Celastraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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