Rudraksh / Blue Quandong
Elaeocarpus angustifolius
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering
- March-August
How to identify Rudraksh
Identify Rudraksh 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: Blue marble-like fruit, seeds used as rudraksha prayer beads.
- Confirm leaf margin: Undulate.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Raceme.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Elaeocarpus angustifolius
- Genus
- Elaeocarpus
- Family
- Elaeocarpaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Australia
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-August
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- UndulaterecordedA wavy, rippled edge.“The leaves are about 60–180 mm (2.4–7.1 in) long, 40–60 mm (1.6–2.4 in) wide with wavy serrations on the edges and tapering to a petiole 5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in) long, but lacking a ” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rudraksh itself; the rest are typical of the Elaeocarpaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded“The five petals are creamy white, egg-shaped to oblong, 12–15 mm (0.47–0.59 in) long and 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) wide, the tip with linear lobes.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“The flowers are arranged in racemes up to 100 mm (3.9 in) long, each flower on a pedicel 9–16 mm (0.35–0.63 in) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- DruperecordedA fleshy fruit with a single hard stone/pit enclosing the seed.“The fruit is a more or less spherical, bright blue or purple drupe 15–23 mm (0.59–0.91 in) in diameter.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rudraksh itself; the rest are typical of the Elaeocarpaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- रुद्राक्ष Rudraksh, rudraksh
- Nepali
- रुद्राक्ष Rudraakshya
About Rudraksh
Blue Quandong (Elaeocarpus angustifolius) belongs to the Elaeocarpaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal. Flowering and fruiting run from March to August.
Uses
It is grown for parts that are eaten.
Elaeocarpaceae
Olivnut Family
Rudraksh belongs to the Elaeocarpaceae family.
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