✿Celastraceae · Cassine
Motha Bhutya / Panicled Cassine
Cassine paniculata
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- April-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cassine paniculata
- Genus
- Cassine
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Shola, evergreen, deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-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
- തന്നീമരമ് Thannimaram
- Marathi
- मोठा भुत्या Motha Bhutya
About Motha Bhutya
Panicled Cassine (Cassine paniculata) is a tree belonging to the Celastraceae family (Staff-Tree Family). It is typically found in shola, evergreen, deciduous forests. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during April-December.
Botanical family
Celastraceae
Staff-Tree Family
Motha Bhutya belongs to the Celastraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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