✿Annonaceae · Desmos
Karibeelu / Chinese Eagle Claw
Desmos lawii
Also known as Sahyadri Ylang-Ylang
Shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- October-January
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.
Botanical family
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Karibeelu belongs to the Annonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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