Bilangada / Governer's Plum
Flacourtia indica
Also known as Madagascar Plum, Batoko Palm
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- December-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Flacourtia indica
- Genus
- Flacourtia
- Family
- Flacourtiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests, scrub jungles and also in the plains
- Distribution
- Paleotropics, Madagascar to Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Flacourtiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Flacourtiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बिलाङ्गड़ा Bilangada
- Bengali
- বৈঁচি
- Tamil
- சொத்தைக்களா Cottai-k-kala
- Telugu
- నక్కనేరేడు Nakka-neredu
- Kannada
- ಕುಡುವಲೆ Kuduvale, ಗಜಾಲೆ Gajaale, ಹೆತ್ತರಿಮುಳ್ಳು Hettari mullu
- Malayalam
- കരിമുള്ളി Karimulli, അഘോരി
- Marathi
- अठरुन Athruna, तांबूट Tambut, तांबट
- Sinhala
- උගුරැස්ස, කටුලොවි
About Bilangada
Governer's Plum (Flacourtia indica) is a tree belonging to the Flacourtiaceae family (Flacourtia Family). It is typically found in deciduous forests, scrub jungles and also in the plains. It occurs across Paleotropics, Madagascar to Indo-Malesia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during December-August.
Flacourtiaceae
Flacourtia Family
Bilangada belongs to the Flacourtiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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