Deccan Redberry Tree
Microtropis wallichiana
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering
- December-January
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
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
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.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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