✿Elaeocarpaceae · Elaeocarpus
Vikki Pazham
Elaeocarpus tectorius
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering
- April-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Elaeocarpus tectorius
- Genus
- Elaeocarpus
- Family
- Elaeocarpaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Canada, Sri Lanka, E. Himalayas, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Indo-China, Nepal, Bangladesh
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Toothed (serrate/dentate edge)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Vikki Pazham itself; the rest are typical of the Elaeocarpaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Elaeocarpaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Vikki pazham, Bikkannu
About Vikki Pazham
A member of the Elaeocarpaceae family, Elaeocarpus tectorius is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Arunachal Pradesh. It grows in moist deciduous and Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to November.
Botanical family
Elaeocarpaceae
Olivnut Family
Vikki Pazham belongs to the Elaeocarpaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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