Rana Jayaphal / Wild Nutmeg
Knema attenuata
- 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
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Myristicaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- 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
Wild Nutmeg (Knema attenuata) is a tree belonging to the Myristicaceae family (Nutmeg family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, cymose flower clusters, berry with aril fruit. It is typically found in evergreen forests. It occurs across India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during December-June. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Myristicaceae
Nutmeg family
Rana Jayaphal belongs to the Myristicaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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