Piyala / Cuddapah Almond
Buchanania axillaris
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands & more
- Flowering
- March-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Buchanania axillaris
- Genus
- Buchanania
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Simplerecorded
- Leaf margin
- EntirerecordedA smooth, unbroken edge with no teeth or notches.“Leaves are linear-oblong, elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, rounded or narrow at base, entire at margin, blunt, rounded or notched at tip, 7.5–15 x 3–5 cm, smooth, netveined, latera” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“Leaves are linear-oblong, elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, rounded or narrow at base, entire at margin, blunt, rounded or notched at tip, 7.5–15 x 3–5 cm, smooth, netveined, latera” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Piyala itself; the rest are typical of the Anacardiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded“Flowers are 3–6 mm across, in axillary and terminal hairless branched panicles, white.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“Flowers are 3–6 mm across, in axillary and terminal hairless branched panicles, white.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Piyala itself; the rest are typical of the Anacardiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Piyala
- Tamil
- Mudamaa, Kolamaavu, Pulimaa
- Kannada
- ಶಾರಪಪ್ಪು Shaarapappu, ಎಮ್ಮೆಮುರುಕಲು Emme murukalu, ಮೊಱಡಿ
- Malayalam
- Malamavu
- Marathi
- Martharia
About Piyala
Cuddapah Almond (Buchanania axillaris) belongs to the Anacardiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and 1 other states. It grows in dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to December.
Anacardiaceae
Cashew family
Piyala belongs to the Anacardiaceae family.
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