✿Bombacaceae · Cullenia
Vediplavu / Wild Durian
Cullenia exarillata
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- January-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cullenia exarillata
- Genus
- Cullenia
- Family
- Bombacaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-November
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Local Names
- Tamil
- பெரியகாய் மரம், குரங்கு பலா, வெடிப்பலா
- Malayalam
- Vediplavu., Karayni, Vediplavu
About Vediplavu
Wild Durian (Cullenia exarillata) is a tree belonging to the Bombacaceae family (Bombax Or Kapok Family). It is typically found in evergreen forests. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-November. Its conservation status has been assessed as Vulnerable (VU).
Botanical family
Bombacaceae
Bombax Or Kapok Family
Vediplavu belongs to the Bombacaceae family.
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