Malabar Miliusa
Miliusa wightiana
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- September-December
How to identify Malabar Miliusa
Identify Malabar 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 tree habit.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Annonaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Malabar Miliusa.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Miliusa wightiana
- Genus
- Miliusa
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-December
- 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 Malabar Miliusa itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Malabar Miliusa
Malabar Miliusa (Miliusa wightiana) belongs to the Annonaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. Flowering and fruiting run from September to December.
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Malabar Miliusa belongs to the Annonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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