Calmogara / Chaulmugra
Hydnocarpus pentandrus
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- March-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hydnocarpus pentandrus
- Genus
- Hydnocarpus
- Family
- Flacourtiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen, deciduous, and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-August
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Flacourtiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Flacourtiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- चालमोगरा Calmogara, Chalmogra, Chaulmoogra
- Tamil
- Maravetti, Maravattai, Marotti
- Kannada
- ಚೌಲ್ಮೂಗ್ರ Chaulmoogra, ಎಣ್ಣೆಮರ yenne mara, Mirolhakai
- Malayalam
- Kodi, Maravatty, Marotti
- Marathi
- Kadu Kawath
About Calmogara
Chaulmugra (Hydnocarpus pentandrus) is a tree belonging to the Flacourtiaceae family (Flacourtia Family). It is typically found in semi-evergreen, deciduous, and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-August. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Flacourtiaceae
Flacourtia Family
Calmogara belongs to the Flacourtiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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