How to identify Erythroxylum lanceolatum
Identify Erythroxylum lanceolatum 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: Narrow lance-shaped leaves.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-March.
- Confirm it sits within the Erythroxylaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Erythroxylum lanceolatum.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Erythroxylum lanceolatum
- Genus
- Erythroxylum
- Family
- Erythroxylaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests and grasslands
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-March
About Erythroxylum lanceolatum
Erythroxylum lanceolatum belongs to the Erythroxylaceae family, where it grows as a tree. It grows in evergreen forests and grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from November to March.
Erythroxylaceae
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Erythroxylum lanceolatum belongs to the Erythroxylaceae family.
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