Gomphia serrata
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Gomphia serrata
Identify Gomphia serrata by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Toothed (serrate) leaf margins.
- Confirm leaf shape: Elliptic.
- Confirm fruit type: Berry.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Ochnaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Gomphia serrata.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“The long leaves (10-17 x 2–5.5 cm) are elliptic, with a cuneate base and, as per the species epithet, small teeth on the margin.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gomphia serrata itself; the rest are typical of the Ochnaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“The yellowish-green berry-like fruit are kidney-shaped and measure up to 14x18mm in size.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gomphia serrata itself; the rest are typical of the Ochnaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- വളർമണി
About Gomphia serrata
Gomphia serrata is a shrub in the Ochnaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests, Moist deciduous forests, Hill tracts. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Uses
Locally it is long used in traditional medicine, cut for timber and furniture and burnt as firewood or charcoal. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Ochnaceae
Ochna Family
Gomphia serrata belongs to the Ochnaceae family.
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