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
- 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
Typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
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 belonging to the Annonaceae family (Custard apple family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, solitary/cymose flower clusters, aggregate berry/syncarp fruit. It is typically found in dry and moist deciduous forests and evergreen forests. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-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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