Bhoma / Deccan Cheese Tree
Glochidion hohenackeri var. johnstonei
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- November-April
How to identify Bhoma
Identify Bhoma 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.
- Confirm leaf margin: Entire (smooth edge).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Euphorbiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bhoma.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Glochidion hohenackeri var. johnstonei
- Genus
- Glochidion
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Goa
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-April
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Entire (smooth edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bhoma itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bhoma itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- Baanaavara, Kaadu kappi, Neeranjini
- Malayalam
- Neerchlli, Nirchalli, Gruyan
- Marathi
- Bhoma
About Bhoma
A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, Deccan Cheese Tree (Glochidion hohenackeri var. johnstonei) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 2 other states. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to April.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Bhoma belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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