Typical of the Celastraceae family
Glyptopetalum grandiflorum
Glyptopetalum grandiflorum
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering
- February-June
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SW. India, Sri Lanka.
- Recorded habitat
- Evergreen and shola forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Kerala →Karnataka →
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How to identify Glyptopetalum grandiflorum
Identify Glyptopetalum grandiflorum 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: Notably large flowers.
- Confirm leaf shape: Elliptic.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Cyme.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Celastraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Glyptopetalum grandiflorum.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Glyptopetalum grandiflorum
- Genus
- Glyptopetalum
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-June
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (DD)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“The leaves are elliptic-oblong, coriaceous, and usually measure 10–15.5 cm long and 5–6.5 cm wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Glyptopetalum grandiflorum itself; the rest are typical of the Celastraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- CymerecordedA branched cluster where the central/terminal flower opens first.“Flowers are borne in slender, filiform cymes, usually 3-flowered.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
Characters marked “recorded” are for Glyptopetalum grandiflorum itself; the rest are typical of the Celastraceae family — flowering plants only.
About Glyptopetalum grandiflorum
Glyptopetalum grandiflorum is a tree in the Celastraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala and Karnataka. It grows in evergreen and shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to June.
Celastraceae
Staff-Tree Family
Glyptopetalum grandiflorum belongs to the Celastraceae family.
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