Indian Zebrawood
Connarus monocarpus
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering
- April-June
How to identify Indian Zebrawood
Identify Indian Zebrawood by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Attractively grained zebrawood timber.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Connaraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Indian Zebrawood.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Connarus monocarpus
- Genus
- Connarus
- Family
- Connaraceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests; also in the plains, open forests and wasteland
- Distribution
- Peninsular India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Connaraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
About Indian Zebrawood
Indian Zebrawood (Connarus monocarpus) is a shrub in the Connaraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It grows in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests; also in the plains, open forests and wasteland. Flowering and fruiting run from April to June.
Connaraceae
Indian Zebrawood Family
Indian Zebrawood belongs to the Connaraceae family.
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