✿Myristicaceae · Knema
Rana Jayaphal / Wild Nutmeg
Knema attenuata
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- December-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Knema attenuata
- Genus
- Knema
- Family
- Myristicaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-June
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Myristicaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Myristicaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- रान जायफल rana jayaphal
- Tamil
- சூரியப் பத்திரி
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡುಪಿಂಡಿ Kadu pindi, ಕಾಡು ಪಿಂಡೆ Kaadu pinde, ರಕ್ತಮರ Raktamara
- Malayalam
- ചെന്നെല്ലി chennelli, ചോരപത്രി chorapatri, ചോരപ്പൈൻ chorappai, ചോരപ്പൈൻ
- Marathi
- रान जायफळ ran jayaphal
About Rana Jayaphal
A member of the Myristicaceae family, Wild Nutmeg (Knema attenuata) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and 1 other states. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to June.
Botanical family
Myristicaceae
Nutmeg family
Rana Jayaphal belongs to the Myristicaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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