Stink Wood
Gustavia augusta
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- West Bengal
- Flowering
- April-August
How to identify Stink Wood
Identify Stink Wood 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: Foul-smelling wood (stink wood).
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-August.
- In India, compare location records such as West Bengal.
- Confirm it sits within the Lecythidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Stink Wood.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gustavia augusta
- Genus
- Gustavia
- Family
- Lecythidaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Found in India
- West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-August
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Stink Wood itself; the rest are typical of the Lecythidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Stink Wood
Stink Wood (Gustavia augusta) belongs to the Lecythidaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal. Flowering and fruiting run from April to August.
Lecythidaceae
Lecythis Or Brasil Nut Family
Stink Wood belongs to the Lecythidaceae family.
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