About Velvety Miliusa
Miliusa velutina is a flowering plant belonging to the family Annonaceae, native to parts of Asia from India in the west to Vietnam in the east.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Miliusa velutina
- Genus
- Miliusa
- Family
- ANNONACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests and Evergreen forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Pakistan, Nepal, Malaysia, China
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- chopar chilla, dom-sal, domsal
- Telugu
- nalla dadduga, nalla dudduga, nalladaduga
- Kannada
- anachae, ance, anchae
- Malayalam
- kanakaitha, kanakayitha, kanakkaita

Botanical family
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Velvety Miliusa belongs to the Annonaceae family.
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