Peruduppai / Deccan Salmonwood
Eriolaena hookeriana
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- March-Januaryuary
How to identify Peruduppai
Identify Peruduppai 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 shape: Elliptic (widest at middle).
- Confirm flower colour: White/cream.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-Januaryuary.
- Confirm it sits within the Sterculiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Peruduppai.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eriolaena hookeriana
- Genus
- Eriolaena
- Family
- Sterculiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Degraded deciduous and mixed forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-Januaryuary
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Elliptic (widest at middle)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Peruduppai itself; the rest are typical of the Sterculiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- White/creamrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Peruduppai itself; the rest are typical of the Sterculiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Peruduppai, Perutuppai, Puliccevandi
- Kannada
- Dandiyase, Dhasiro
- Malayalam
- Guakasi
About Peruduppai
A member of the Sterculiaceae family, Deccan Salmonwood (Eriolaena hookeriana) is a tree. It is native to India. It grows in degraded deciduous and mixed forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to Januaryuary.
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Peruduppai belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
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