✿Flacourtiaceae · Casearia
Wild Cowrie Fruit
Casearia championii
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- February-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Casearia championii
- Genus
- Casearia
- Family
- Flacourtiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Flacourtiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Flacourtiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- വെള്ളക്കുന്നൻ, Casearia championii
About Wild Cowrie Fruit
Wild Cowrie Fruit (Casearia championii) is a tree belonging to the Flacourtiaceae family (Flacourtia Family). It is typically found in semi-evergreen forests. It is native to India, Sri Lanka. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-September.

Botanical family
Flacourtiaceae
Flacourtia Family
Wild Cowrie Fruit belongs to the Flacourtiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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