As recorded for Deccan Redberry Tree
Microtropis wallichiana
Deccan Redberry Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering
- December-January
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SW. India, Sri Lanka, N. Sumatera, N. Borneo.
- Recorded habitat
- Evergreen forests
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- Tamil Nadu →Kerala →
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How to identify Deccan Redberry Tree
Identify Deccan Redberry Tree 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Red berries (Deccan redberry tree).
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm fruit type: Capsule.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Microtropis wallichiana
- Genus
- Microtropis
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“Its leaves are simple, opposite, decussate, and estipulate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“Its leaves are simple, opposite, decussate, and estipulate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- Glossy ovalrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Deccan Redberry Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Celastraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruit is a capsule, 1-seeded;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
Characters marked “recorded” are for Deccan Redberry Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Celastraceae family — flowering plants only.
About Deccan Redberry Tree
Deccan Redberry Tree (Microtropis wallichiana) is a tree in the Celastraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to January.
Celastraceae
Staff-Tree Family
Deccan Redberry Tree belongs to the Celastraceae family.
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