Hoom / Woolly Miliusa
Miliusa tomentosa
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- February-October
How to identify Hoom
Identify Hoom 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: Densely woolly young shoots.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate.
- Confirm leaf margin: Entire.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Miliusa tomentosa
- Genus
- Miliusa
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“Leaves are thick leathery, ovate, oblong, 4–10 cm long, 2–5.5 cm broad, smooth above, softly hairy below, base rounded, margin entire, tip pointed, leaf-stalk 2–5 mm.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- EntirerecordedA smooth, unbroken edge with no teeth or notches.“Leaves are thick leathery, ovate, oblong, 4–10 cm long, 2–5.5 cm broad, smooth above, softly hairy below, base rounded, margin entire, tip pointed, leaf-stalk 2–5 mm.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“Leaves are thick leathery, ovate, oblong, 4–10 cm long, 2–5.5 cm broad, smooth above, softly hairy below, base rounded, margin entire, tip pointed, leaf-stalk 2–5 mm.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hoom itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family.
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 Hoom itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- हूम Hoom, करी Kari,हूम hum
- Nepali
- करी Karee, काली Kaalee
- Tamil
- பெரியவாய் Periyavaay
- Telugu
- గాడిద లొట్ట, పెద్ద చిలకదూడుగ, బర్రె దూడుగ
- Kannada
- ಕರಿ ಹೆಸರೆ Kari Hesare, ಕಾಲಾದ್ರಿ Kaalaadri, ವುಂಬೆ Wumb
- Malayalam
- കൈതമാവ് Kaithamaavu, കാനക്കൈത Kanakkaita, തവിടി Thavidi
- Marathi
- हुम्ब Humb, थोस्का Thoska
About Hoom
Woolly Miliusa (Miliusa tomentosa) is a tree in the Annonaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and 6 other states. It grows in dry and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to October.
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Hoom belongs to the Annonaceae family.
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