✿Flacourtiaceae · Flacourtia
Lovi-Lovi
Flacourtia inermis
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Flacourtia inermis
- Genus
- Flacourtia
- Family
- Flacourtiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Malaya
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“The mature leaves are oblong and elliptic in shape and glossy on the upper side, with a toothed margin.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“The mature leaves are oblong and elliptic in shape and glossy on the upper side, with a toothed margin.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lovi-Lovi itself; the rest are typical of the Flacourtiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Flacourtiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- சீமைக்கொட்டைக்களா
About Lovi-Lovi
Lovi-Lovi (Flacourtia inermis) belongs to the Flacourtiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Kerala and Karnataka.
Botanical family
Flacourtiaceae
Flacourtia Family
Lovi-Lovi belongs to the Flacourtiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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