Chopar Chilla / Velvety Miliusa
Miliusa velutina
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Assam, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- February-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Miliusa velutina
- Genus
- Miliusa
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests and Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Pakistan, Nepal, Malaysia, China
- Found in India
- Assam, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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 Chopar Chilla itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- chopar chilla, dom-sal, domsal
- Telugu
- nalla dadduga, nalla dudduga, nalladaduga
- Kannada
- anachae, ance, anchae
- Malayalam
- kanakaitha, kanakayitha, kanakkaita
About Chopar Chilla
Velvety Miliusa (Miliusa velutina) is a tree in the Annonaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and 7 other states. It grows in dry and moist deciduous forests and Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to October.
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Chopar Chilla belongs to the Annonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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