✿Sabiaceae · Meliosma
Coghsa / Stiff-Leaved Meliosma
Meliosma simplicifolia subsp. pungens
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering
- April-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Meliosma simplicifolia subsp. pungens
- Genus
- Meliosma
- Family
- Sabiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Shola and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, China
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Type
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Sabiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Sabiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Coghsa
- Kannada
- ಕಲಾವಿ Kalaavi, ಷೆಂಬುವ Shembuva
- Malayalam
- Kallavi
About Coghsa
Stiff-Leaved Meliosma (Meliosma simplicifolia subsp. pungens) is a tree belonging to the Sabiaceae family (Sabia Family). It is typically found in shola and moist deciduous forests. It is native to India, Sri Lanka. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during April-December.
Botanical family
Sabiaceae
Sabia Family
Coghsa belongs to the Sabiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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