Fiddle Wood
Citharexylum spinosum
Also known as Spiny Fiddlewood
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- November-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Citharexylum spinosum
- Genus
- Citharexylum
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Grown in gardens
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Caribbean territories
- Distribution
- Introduced and naturalized
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“The ovate to elliptic leaves are 4–20 cm (1.6–7.9 in) long and have orange petioles.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Fiddle Wood itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“Small white flowers are produced throughout the year on hanging axillary and terminal racemes and panicles 20–40 cm (7.9–15.7 in) in length.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- DruperecordedA fleshy fruit with a single hard stone/pit enclosing the seed.“The fruit are red to black subglobose drupes 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in) in diameter.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Fiddle Wood itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- പാരിജാതം
About Fiddle Wood
A member of the Verbenaceae family, Fiddle wood (Citharexylum spinosum) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala and 2 other states. It is grown in gardens. Flowering and fruiting run from November to September.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Fiddle Wood belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
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