About Wild Durian
Cullenia exarillata (Tamil Name: வெடிப்பலா, Kadar (Anamalai hills) Name: முள்ளாலி, Muthuvan (Anamalai hills) Name: காரானி) is a flowering plant evergreen tree species in the family Malvaceae that is endemic to the rainforests of the southern Western Ghats in India. It is one of the characteristic trees of the mid-elevation tropical wet evergreen rainforests and an important food plant for the endemic primate, the lion-tailed macaque.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cullenia exarillata
- Genus
- Cullenia
- Family
- BOMBACACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Native to
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-November
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Local Names
- Tamil
- பெரியகாய் மரம், குரங்கு பலா, வெடிப்பலா
- Malayalam
- Vediplavu., Karayni, Vediplavu
Bombacaceae
Bombax Or Kapok Family
Wild Durian belongs to the Bombacaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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