Typical of the Celastraceae family
Cassine paniculata
Motha Bhutya / Panicled Cassine मोठा भुत्या
Marathi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- April-December
Motha Bhutya in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Malayalam | തന്നീമരമ് | Thannimaram |
| Marathi | मोठा भुत्या | Motha Bhutya |
See the original recorded names
- Malayalam
- തന്നീമരമ് Thannimaram
- Marathi
- मोठा भुत्या Motha Bhutya
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Elaeodendron paniculatum. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SW. India, Sri Lanka.
- Recorded habitat
- Shola, evergreen, deciduous forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Karnataka →
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How to identify Motha Bhutya
Identify Motha Bhutya 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: Flowers in branched panicles.
- Confirm leaf shape: Glossy oval.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Celastraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Motha Bhutya.
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
- Leaf shape
- Glossy ovalrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Motha Bhutya itself; the rest are typical of the Celastraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
Typical of the Celastraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Motha Bhutya
A member of the Celastraceae family, Panicled Cassine (Cassine paniculata) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in shola, evergreen, deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to December.
Celastraceae
Staff-Tree Family
Motha Bhutya belongs to the Celastraceae family.
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