Attak / Mountain Sweet Thorn
Flacourtia montana
- 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
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“Leaves are simple and show alternate phyllotaxy.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“Leaves are simple and show alternate phyllotaxy.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“Leaf shape is elliptic-oblong with acuminate leaf apex and crenate leaf margin.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“Leaf shape is elliptic-oblong with acuminate leaf apex and crenate leaf margin.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- HirsuterecordedCovered in coarse, stiff, bristly hairs.“Young parts of the tree are hirsute and young leaves are reddish.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Attak itself; the rest are typical of the Flacourtiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- CymerecordedA branched cluster where the central/terminal flower opens first.“Flowers are edible, dioecious, seen in axillary cymes.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Attak itself; the rest are typical of the Flacourtiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಅಟ್ಟಕ attak, ಹಣ್ಣುಸಂಪಿಗೆ Hannu sampige, ಆಟುರಕ Aaturaka
- Malayalam
- ചരല്വ്വഴം Caralvvazham, വയങ്കത, Chalirpazham, Kattuloika
- Marathi
- रान तांबूट Raan-tambut
About Attak
A member of the Flacourtiaceae family, Mountain Sweet Thorn (Flacourtia montana) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 1 other states. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to October.
Flacourtiaceae
Flacourtia Family
Attak belongs to the Flacourtiaceae family.
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