Kambakam
Hopea wightiana
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- April-May
How to identify Kambakam
Identify Kambakam 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.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate (egg-shaped, broad at base).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Dipterocarpaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kambakam.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hopea wightiana
- Genus
- Hopea
- Family
- Dipterocarpaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-May
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Ovate (egg-shaped, broad at base)recorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kambakam itself; the rest are typical of the Dipterocarpaceae family.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ഇരുമ്പകം, Hopea wightiana
About Kambakam
Kambakam (Hopea wightiana) is a tree in the Dipterocarpaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and 4 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from April to May.
Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarp/Sal family
Kambakam belongs to the Dipterocarpaceae family.
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