Sapotaceae · Manilkara

Kanapalei

Manilkara roxburghiana

Tree
Habit
Tree
Found in India
Tamil Nadu
Flowering
March-December

Plant Details

Scientific name
Manilkara roxburghiana
Genus
Manilkara
Habit
Tree
Habitat
Dry evergreen and deciduous forests
Habitat type
Forest
Native to
India
Distribution
India
Found in India
Tamil Nadu
Flowering & fruiting
March-December
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf shape
Obovate (egg-shaped, broad at tip)recorded
Leaf surface
Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Alternate
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Kanapalei itself; the rest are typical of the Sapotaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Berry

Typical of the Sapotaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

Local Names

Tamil
Kanapalei, Nakeliguian
Kannada
Renga
Malayalam
കാനപ്പാല, Manilkara roxburghiana, കന്നുപാല, Kaanappala

About Kanapalei

A member of the Sapotaceae family, Manilkara roxburghiana is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in dry evergreen and deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to December.

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Botanical family

Sapotaceae

Sapodilla/Chicle family

Kanapalei belongs to the Sapotaceae family.

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