Nilgiri Miliusa
Miliusa nilagirica
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- March-December
How to identify Nilgiri Miliusa
Identify Nilgiri Miliusa by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Found in the Nilgiri hills.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-December.
- Confirm it sits within the Annonaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nilgiri Miliusa.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Miliusa nilagirica
- Genus
- Miliusa
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Annonaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellow-greenrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nilgiri Miliusa itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Nilgiri Miliusa
Nilgiri Miliusa (Miliusa nilagirica) is a shrub in the Annonaceae family. It is native to India. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to December.
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Nilgiri Miliusa belongs to the Annonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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