Isonandra lanceolata
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- August-October
How to identify Isonandra lanceolata
Identify Isonandra lanceolata by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Sapotaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Isonandra lanceolata.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Isonandra lanceolata
- Genus
- Isonandra
- Family
- Sapotaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malaysia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Isonandra lanceolata itself; the rest are typical of the Sapotaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded“Inflorescences bear up to 10 pale yellow flowers.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Isonandra lanceolata itself; the rest are typical of the Sapotaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- ஐஸோநேந்த்ரா லான்சியொலாட்டா
- Malayalam
- വെള്ളപ്പാല
About Isonandra lanceolata
A member of the Sapotaceae family, Isonandra lanceolata is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. It grows in semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to October.
Sapotaceae
Sapodilla/Chicle family
Isonandra lanceolata belongs to the Sapotaceae family.
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