✿Annonaceae · Goniothalamus
Goniothalamus wightii
Shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- March-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Goniothalamus wightii
- Genus
- Goniothalamus
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-June
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Annonaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- White/creamrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Goniothalamus wightii itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- മലംതെള്ളി
About Goniothalamus wightii
Goniothalamus wightii belongs to the Annonaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to June.
Botanical family
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Goniothalamus wightii belongs to the Annonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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