✿Hernandiaceaea · Gyrocarpus
Zaitun / Helicopter Tree
Gyrocarpus americanus
Also known as Catamaran Wood Tree
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- October-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gyrocarpus americanus
- Genus
- Gyrocarpus
- Family
- Hernandiaceaea
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Pantropical
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- ज़ैतून Zaitun
- Tamil
- Chaivavatala, Tanakku, Kadavai, தனுக்குமரம்
- Kannada
- ತಣುಕು Tanuku, ಕಾಡುಬೆಂಡೆ Kadubende, Pollika
- Malayalam
- തണുക്ക്
About Zaitun
Helicopter Tree (Gyrocarpus americanus) is a tree belonging to the Hernandiaceaea family (Helicopter Tree Family). It is typically found in dry deciduous forests. It is native to Pantropical. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during October-April.
Botanical family
Hernandiaceaea
Helicopter Tree Family
Zaitun belongs to the Hernandiaceaea family.
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