Arara Nut-Tree
Joannesia princeps
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering
- April-August
How to identify Arara Nut-Tree
Identify Arara Nut-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.
- Confirm leaf margin: Lobed (edge divided into sections).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal.
- Confirm it sits within the Euphorbiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Arara Nut-Tree.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Joannesia princeps
- Genus
- Joannesia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Coastal Brazil
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-August
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Lobed (edge divided into sections)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Arara Nut-Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Arara Nut-Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Arara Nut-Tree
A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, Arara nut-tree (Joannesia princeps) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. Flowering and fruiting run from April to August.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Arara Nut-Tree belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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