About Alpine Almond
Hydnocarpus alpinus is a species of plant in the Achariaceae family. It is found in China, Laos, and Vietnam. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hydnocarpus alpina
- Genus
- Hydnocarpus
- Family
- FLACOURTIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-April
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Local Names
- Tamil
- Arrucancali, Attuchankali, Koranguthalai
- Kannada
- ಸಣ್ಣಸೊಳ್ತಿ Sannasolti, ತೊರತಿ Torathi, ಮರತುತ್ತಿ Maratutti
- Malayalam
- Attuchankala, Malmurutti, Malamaravetti
Botanical family
Flacourtiaceae
Flacourtia Family
Alpine Almond belongs to the Flacourtiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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