Bobbi / Konkan Beauty Leaf Tree
Calophyllum apetalum
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering
- December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Calophyllum apetalum
- Genus
- Calophyllum
- Family
- Clusiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Along river banks in semi-Evergreen forests
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- December
- Conservation status
- VU
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Clusiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Clusiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Bobbi
- Kannada
- ಇರೈ Irai, ಬೊಬ್ಬೆ Bobbe, ಬೊಬ್ಬಿ Bobbi
- Malayalam
- Attupunna, Cherupunna, Manja punna
- Marathi
- Bobbi, Irai, Lahan-undi
About Bobbi
Konkan Beauty Leaf Tree (Calophyllum apetalum) is a tree belonging to the Clusiaceae family (Mangosteen/Garcinia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, cymose flower clusters, berry fruit. It is typically found in along river banks in semi-evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during December. Its conservation status has been assessed as VU.
Clusiaceae
Mangosteen/Garcinia family
Bobbi belongs to the Clusiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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