✿Flacourtiaceae · Flacourtia
Attak / Mountain Sweet Thorn
Flacourtia montana
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- February-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Flacourtia montana
- Genus
- Flacourtia
- Family
- Flacourtiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-October
- 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
- Kannada
- ಅಟ್ಟಕ attak, ಹಣ್ಣುಸಂಪಿಗೆ Hannu sampige, ಆಟುರಕ Aaturaka
- Malayalam
- ചരല്വ്വഴം Caralvvazham, വയങ്കത, Chalirpazham, Kattuloika
- Marathi
- रान तांबूट Raan-tambut
About Attak
Mountain Sweet Thorn (Flacourtia montana) is a tree belonging to the Flacourtiaceae family (Flacourtia Family). It is typically found in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-October.
Botanical family
Flacourtiaceae
Flacourtia Family
Attak belongs to the Flacourtiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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