Helicopter Tree
Gyrocarpus americanus
Also known as Catamaran Wood Tree
Tree
About Helicopter Tree
Gyrocarpus americanus is a flowering plant in the Hernandiaceae family, with a wide pantropical distribution. Its common names include the helicopter tree, propeller tree, whirly whirly tree, stinkwood or shitwood.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gyrocarpus americanus
- Genus
- Gyrocarpus
- Family
- HERNANDIACEAEA
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Native to
- Pantropical
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- ज़ैतून Zaitun
- Tamil
- Chaivavatala, Tanakku, Kadavai
- Kannada
- ತಣುಕು Tanuku, ಕಾಡುಬೆಂಡೆ Kadubende, Pollika
- Malayalam
- തണുക്ക്
Botanical family
Hernandiaceaea
Helicopter Tree Family
Helicopter Tree belongs to the Hernandiaceaea family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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