Karanjili
Dipterocarpus bourdillonii
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
How to identify Karanjili
Identify Karanjili by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Two-winged fruit.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Alternate.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Raceme.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dipterocarpus bourdillonii
- Genus
- Dipterocarpus
- Family
- Dipterocarpaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“The leaves are simple, alternate, with large stipules that drop off, leaving an annular scar.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“The leaves are simple, alternate, with large stipules that drop off, leaving an annular scar.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- ObovaterecordedEgg-shaped but broader near the tip rather than the base.“The leaf blade is ovate or obovate in shape, thick, with stellate hairs on the lower surface and glabrous or with sparse, silky hairs on the upper surface.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- TomentoserecordedDensely covered in matted, woolly hairs.“The leaf petiole is 4–5.5 cm (1.6–2.2 in) long, swollen at the apex, and tomentose.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Karanjili itself; the rest are typical of the Dipterocarpaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded“The flowers are about 3.5 to 5 cm (1.4 to 2.0 in) long, with pinkish and white petals.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“The flowers are bisexual, in axillary racemes of three to five flowers, each about 10 cm (3.9 in) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Karanjili itself; the rest are typical of the Dipterocarpaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Karanjili
- Malayalam
- Chiratta-anjili, Carattannili, Kalpayin, Karannili
About Karanjili
Dipterocarpus bourdillonii is a tree in the Dipterocarpaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen forests.
Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarp/Sal family
Karanjili belongs to the Dipterocarpaceae family.
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