Bhendae / Malabar Fingersop
Meiogyne pannosa
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- October-January
How to identify Bhendae
Identify Bhendae 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 arrangement: Alternate.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Solitary.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Meiogyne pannosa
- Genus
- Meiogyne
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-January
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“Leaves are simple, alternate, and lanceolate, with an acuminate tip and entire margins.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“Leaves are simple, alternate, and lanceolate, with an acuminate tip and entire margins.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“Leaves are simple, alternate, and lanceolate, with an acuminate tip and entire margins.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- EntirerecordedA smooth, unbroken edge with no teeth or notches.“Leaves are simple, alternate, and lanceolate, with an acuminate tip and entire margins.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bhendae itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellow-greenrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- SolitaryrecordedA single flower borne alone, not in a cluster.“Flowers are solitary, axillary or terminal, yellowish-green or dirty white, and tomentose.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“The fruit is a cluster of 1–3-seeded, elliptic berries, velvety and sessile.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bhendae itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಭೆಂಡೇ Bhendae, ಕುಡುಬೊಂಡೊ Kudubondo
- Malayalam
- ചാവി Chavi, പന്തൽമരം Panthalmaram, പന്തൽമരം
About Bhendae
Malabar Fingersop (Meiogyne pannosa) is a tree in the Annonaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 1 other states. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to January.
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Bhendae belongs to the Annonaceae family.
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