Kharpat / Grey Downy Balsam Tree
Garuga pinnata
Also known as Garuga
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- January-August
How to identify Kharpat
Identify Kharpat 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: Grey downy young shoots.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Burseraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kharpat.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Garuga pinnata
- Genus
- Garuga
- Family
- Burseraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Southeast Asia, China, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malesia, Thailand, Indo-China
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Assam, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kharpat itself; the rest are typical of the Burseraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Burseraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- खरपात kharpat
- Nepali
- दबदबे dabdabe, दबदबे
- Bengali
- jum, কপিল kapila
- Tamil
- அருநெல்லி arunelli, கருவேம்பு karuvempu, Karuvembu
- Telugu
- గరుగ garuga, కొండ వేప konda vepa
- Kannada
- ಅರನೆಲ್ಲಿ aranelli, ಬಿಳಿಗಡ್ಡೆ biligadde, ಕಾಷ್ಠನೆಲ್ಲಿ kaashthanelli
- Malayalam
- അണ്ണകാര annakaara, കാട്ടുനെല്ലി kaattunelli, Annakkara
- Marathi
- काकड kakad, काकड
- Gujarati
- કાકડ
About Kharpat
A member of the Burseraceae family, Grey Downy Balsam Tree (Garuga pinnata) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and 12 other states. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to August.
Burseraceae
Bursera Family
Kharpat belongs to the Burseraceae family.
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