Karibeelu / Chinese Eagle Claw
Desmos lawii
Also known as Sahyadri Ylang-Ylang
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- October-January
How to identify Karibeelu
Identify Karibeelu 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.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Annonaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Karibeelu.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Desmos lawii
- Genus
- Desmos
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- South India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Annonaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellow-greenrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Karibeelu itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Assamese
- বন চেনিচম্পা Ban Chenichampa, জোৰ লেৱা Joorlewa
- Kannada
- ಕರಿಬೀಳು Karibeelu
- Konkani
- रानचाफा Ranchapha
- Malayalam
- കാരപ്പൂമരം Kaarappoomaram
- Marathi
- रानचाफा Ranchapha
- Mizo
- Zunin-Damdawi
- Nepali
- माले लहरा Maale Laharaa
About Karibeelu
A member of the Annonaceae family, Chinese Eagle Claw (Desmos lawii) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. Flowering and fruiting run from October to January.
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Karibeelu belongs to the Annonaceae family.
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