✿Anacardiaceae · Nothopegia
Ambata / Malabar Top-Fruit Tree
Nothopegia beddomei
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- April-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nothopegia beddomei
- Genus
- Nothopegia
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“Its leaves are simple, spirally arranged, narrow and glaucous beneath, with wavy margins and a papery texture, measuring 6–16 cm in length and 1.2-4.5 cm in width.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- Simplerecorded
- Leaf margin
- UndulaterecordedA wavy, rippled edge.“Its leaves are simple, spirally arranged, narrow and glaucous beneath, with wavy margins and a papery texture, measuring 6–16 cm in length and 1.2-4.5 cm in width.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlaucousrecordedCoated in a fine waxy bloom, giving a pale blue-grey or silvery look.“Its leaves are simple, spirally arranged, narrow and glaucous beneath, with wavy margins and a papery texture, measuring 6–16 cm in length and 1.2-4.5 cm in width.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ambata itself; the rest are typical of the Anacardiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Anacardiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಅಂಬಟ Ambata, ಉಳುಗೇರ Ulugera
- Malayalam
- ഈര Ira
About Ambata
Malabar Top-Fruit Tree (Nothopegia beddomei) is a tree in the Anacardiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra. It grows in shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to June.
Botanical family
Anacardiaceae
Cashew family
Ambata belongs to the Anacardiaceae family.
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