Palkani
Drypetes venusta
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- January-May
How to identify Palkani
Identify Palkani 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.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Alternate.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Solitary.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Drypetes venusta
- Genus
- Drypetes
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“The leaves are simple with alternate phyllotaxy and elliptic or elliptic oblong shape.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“The leaves are simple with alternate phyllotaxy and elliptic or elliptic oblong shape.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“The leaves are simple with alternate phyllotaxy and elliptic or elliptic oblong shape.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- Toothed (serrate/dentate edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Palkani itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Flower arrangement
- SolitaryrecordedA single flower borne alone, not in a cluster.“The female flowers are axillary, seen either solitary or in pairs, with pedicel length up to 6 cm.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Palkani itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Palkani, അസ്ഥിമരം
About Palkani
Drypetes venusta is a tree in the Euphorbiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh and 1 other states. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to May.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Palkani belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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