Chrysophyllum lanceolatum
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- January-May
How to identify Chrysophyllum lanceolatum
Identify Chrysophyllum lanceolatum 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.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Sapotaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Chrysophyllum lanceolatum.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chrysophyllum lanceolatum
- Genus
- Chrysophyllum
- Family
- Sapotaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous and Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Indomalaysia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Telangana, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Meghalaya, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Puducherry, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Bihar, Punjab, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Haryana, Jharkhand, Manipur, Nagaland
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chrysophyllum lanceolatum itself; the rest are typical of the Sapotaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Sapotaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Chrysophyllum lanceolatum
A member of the Sapotaceae family, Chrysophyllum lanceolatum is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 29 other states. It grows in dry deciduous and Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to May.
Sapotaceae
Sapodilla/Chicle family
Chrysophyllum lanceolatum belongs to the Sapotaceae family.
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