Karikunnan
Casearia wynadensis
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- January-October
How to identify Karikunnan
Identify Karikunnan 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: Found in the Wayanad region.
- Confirm leaf shape: Elliptic (widest at middle).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Flacourtiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Karikunnan.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Casearia wynadensis
- Genus
- Casearia
- Family
- Flacourtiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-October
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Elliptic (widest at middle)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Karikunnan itself; the rest are typical of the Flacourtiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Flacourtiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Karikunnan, കരിക്കുന്നൻ
About Karikunnan
A member of the Flacourtiaceae family, Casearia wynadensis is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to October.
Flacourtiaceae
Flacourtia Family
Karikunnan belongs to the Flacourtiaceae family.
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