Dodda Ele Holegaara / Blistering Varnish Tree
Holigarna grahamii
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- October-May
How to identify Dodda Ele Holegaara
Identify Dodda Ele Holegaara 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: Sap causes severe skin blistering.
- Confirm leaf shape: Simple.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Anacardiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Dodda Ele Holegaara.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Holigarna grahamii
- Genus
- Holigarna
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-May
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Simplerecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dodda Ele Holegaara itself; the rest are typical of the Anacardiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“The flowers are in panicles at the ends of branches.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dodda Ele Holegaara itself; the rest are typical of the Anacardiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ದೊಡ್ಡ ಎಲೆ ಹೊಲೆಗಾರ Dodda Ele Holegaara, ಕಂಕಣಗಾಳ Kankanagaala
- Malayalam
- ആനച്ചേര് Aanacheru, നെയ്ചേര് Nai-Cheru, വെള്ളചേര് Vellacheru
About Dodda Ele Holegaara
Blistering Varnish Tree (Holigarna grahamii) belongs to the Anacardiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 1 other states. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to May.
Anacardiaceae
Cashew family
Dodda Ele Holegaara belongs to the Anacardiaceae family.
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