✿Celastraceae · Cassine
Ceylon Teak
Cassine glauca
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- March-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cassine glauca
- Genus
- Cassine
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Indo-china, Thailand, Indonesia, Malay peninsula, Philippines
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
Typical of the Celastraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Celastraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കരുവാളി
About Ceylon Teak
Ceylon Teak (Cassine glauca) is a tree belonging to the Celastraceae family (Staff-Tree Family). It is typically found in deciduous forests. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-December.

Botanical family
Celastraceae
Staff-Tree Family
Ceylon Teak belongs to the Celastraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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