Lovi-Lovi

Flacourtia inermis

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How to identify Lovi-Lovi

Identify Lovi-Lovi 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: Thornless, sweet edible fruit (lovi-lovi).
Confirm leaf shape: Elliptic.
Confirm leaf margin: Toothed.
In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Karnataka.
Confirm it sits within the Flacourtiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lovi-Lovi.

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

Characters marked “recorded” are for Lovi-Lovi itself; the rest are typical of the Flacourtiaceae family.

Typical of the Flacourtiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

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

Flacourtia Family

Lovi-Lovi belongs to the Flacourtiaceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

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