Neerkuruntha
Blepharistemma membranifolia
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Meghalaya
- Flowering
- February-July
How to identify Neerkuruntha
Identify Neerkuruntha 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Fringed stamens.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-July.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Meghalaya.
- Confirm it sits within the Rhizophoraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Neerkuruntha.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Blepharistemma membranifolia
- Genus
- Blepharistemma
- Family
- Rhizophoraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests and semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Kerala, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
About Neerkuruntha
Neerkuruntha (Blepharistemma membranifolia) is a tree in the Rhizophoraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala and Meghalaya. It grows in moist deciduous forests and semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from February to July.
Rhizophoraceae
Mangrove Family
Neerkuruntha belongs to the Rhizophoraceae family.
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