About Deccan Redberry Tree
Microtropis wallichiana is a species of small tree in the family Celastraceae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. Its leaves are simple, opposite, decussate, and estipulate. The tree grows to about 15 meters (49 feet). Branchlets are yellowish in mature trees and darker in the youngest. The fruit is a capsule, 1-seeded; flowers are bisexual with 5 petals. Flowering and fruiting occur in December and January.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Microtropis wallichiana
- Genus
- Microtropis
- Family
- CELASTRACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests Key identification features : Small tree
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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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