Coghsa / Stiff-Leaved Meliosma
Meliosma simplicifolia subsp. simplicifolia
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Assam, Kerala, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- December-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Meliosma simplicifolia subsp. simplicifolia
- Genus
- Meliosma
- Family
- Sabiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Shola and Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, SW. China, Vietnam, Sumatra, Thailand, Indonesia
- Found in India
- Assam, Kerala, Karnataka, Sikkim, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Sabiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
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. simplicifolia) belongs to the Sabiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Kerala, Karnataka and 3 other states. It grows in shola and Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to August.
Sabiaceae
Sabia Family
Coghsa belongs to the Sabiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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