How to identify Chaulmoogra-Tree
Identify Chaulmoogra-Tree 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: Source of chaulmoogra oil.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point).
- Confirm it sits within the Flacourtiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Chaulmoogra-Tree.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hydnocarpus anthelminthicus
- Genus
- Hydnocarpus
- Family
- Flacourtiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chaulmoogra-Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Flacourtiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Flacourtiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Chaulmoogra-Tree
Chaulmoogra-tree (Hydnocarpus anthelminthicus) is a tree in the Flacourtiaceae family.
Flacourtiaceae
Flacourtia Family
Chaulmoogra-Tree belongs to the Flacourtiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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