Buffalo Calf Plant
Combretum albidum var. albidum
Also known as Oval-Leaved Wheel Creeper
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- February-May onwards
How to identify Buffalo Calf Plant
Identify Buffalo Calf Plant by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a liana habit.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-May onwards.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Combretaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Buffalo Calf Plant.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Combretum albidum var. albidum
- Genus
- Combretum
- Family
- Combretaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests, along river banks
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-May onwards
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Combretaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Buffalo Calf Plant itself; the rest are typical of the Combretaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- पिळुकी
About Buffalo Calf Plant
Buffalo calf plant (Combretum albidum var. albidum) is a woody climber in the Combretaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and 6 other states. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests, along river banks. Flowering and fruiting run from February to May onwards.
Combretaceae
Indian almond family
Buffalo Calf Plant belongs to the Combretaceae family.
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