Typical of the Elaeocarpaceae family
Elaeocarpus glandulosus
Kasa / South Indian Marble Tree
Also known as Jew's Plum
- Habit
- Tree
- Flowering
- March-November
Kasa in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Kannada | Not recorded | bike, bikki, hanaltadi, hanillatade, hennalalade |
| Malayalam | Not recorded | kattakara, malamkara, malankara |
| Marathi | Not recorded | kasa |
| Tamil | Not recorded | malankarai |
See the original recorded names
- Kannada
- bike, bikki, hanaltadi, hanillatade, hennalalade
- Malayalam
- kattakara, malamkara, malankara
- Marathi
- kasa
- Tamil
- malankarai
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: W. & S. India.
- Recorded habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests
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How to identify Kasa
Identify Kasa 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: Glandular leaf teeth.
- Confirm leaf margin: Toothed (serrate/dentate edge).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-November.
- Confirm it sits within the Elaeocarpaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kasa.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Elaeocarpus glandulosus
- Genus
- Elaeocarpus
- Family
- Elaeocarpaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Toothed (serrate/dentate edge)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kasa itself; the rest are typical of the Elaeocarpaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Elaeocarpaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Kasa
South Indian Marble Tree (Elaeocarpus glandulosus) is a tree in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to November.
Elaeocarpaceae
Olivnut Family
Kasa belongs to the Elaeocarpaceae family.
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