Konkan Zebrawood
Connarus wightii
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering
- March-May
How to identify Konkan Zebrawood
Identify Konkan 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 liana habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Attractively grained zebrawood timber.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Connaraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Konkan Zebrawood.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Connarus wightii
- Genus
- Connarus
- Family
- Connaraceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Connaraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കുരീൽവള്ളി
About Konkan Zebrawood
Konkan Zebrawood (Connarus wightii) is a woody climber in the Connaraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to May.
Connaraceae
Indian Zebrawood Family
Konkan Zebrawood belongs to the Connaraceae family.
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