Bandor-Dima / Cup-Calyx White Cedar
Dysoxylum binectariferum
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Assam
- Flowering
- March-January
How to identify Bandor-Dima
Identify Bandor-Dima 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 type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Assam.
- Confirm it sits within the Meliaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bandor-Dima.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The leaves are compound, imparipinnate;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bandor-Dima itself; the rest are typical of the Meliaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded“The flowers are white-colored and show axillary panicles inflorescence.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“The flowers are white-colored and show axillary panicles inflorescence.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruit is a four-seeded obovoid capsule and becomes red when ripened.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bandor-Dima itself; the rest are typical of the Meliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Assamese
- বান্দৰ-ডিমা bandor-dima
- Bengali
- বড গোটাধরা bara gotadhora
- Garo
- bandardima
- Kannada
- ಅಗಿಲು agilu, ಕಾಡು ಗಡ್ಡ kadu gadda, ಕಾಡು ಗಂಧ kadu gandha
- Konkani
- एरंड erand
- Malayalam
- അകില് akil
- Marathi
- देवदारू devadaru, एरंडी erandi
- Mizo
- saha-tah
- Tamil
- அகுணியகில் akuniyakil, செம்பில் cempil
About Bandor-Dima
A member of the Meliaceae family, Cup-Calyx White Cedar (Dysoxylum binectariferum) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Assam. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to January.
Meliaceae
Mahogany/Neem family
Bandor-Dima belongs to the Meliaceae family.
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