Undapayin / Kanara Nutmeg
Gymnacranthera canarica
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering
- March-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gymnacranthera canarica
- Genus
- Gymnacranthera
- Family
- Myristicaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-April
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Myristicaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Myristicaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Uudippanu
- Kannada
- ಪಿಂಡಿಕಾಯಿ pindikaayi, ಮೋಂಬತ್ತಿ ಮರ mombatthi mara, Hedehagalu
- Malayalam
- ഉണ്ടപ്പയിൻ, Undapayin, Pintikkaya
About Undapayin
Kanara Nutmeg (Gymnacranthera canarica) is a tree belonging to the Myristicaceae family (Nutmeg family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, cymose flower clusters, berry with aril fruit. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-April. Its conservation status has been assessed as Vulnerable (VU).
Myristicaceae
Nutmeg family
Undapayin belongs to the Myristicaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
Explore the Myristicaceae family →Snap it. Know it.
Point your camera at Undapayin or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.