About Malabar Top-Fruit Tree
Nothopegia beddomei, also known as Western Ghats Top-Fruit Tree, is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. The tree is primarily found in the Western Ghats region of India, which extends along the western coast of the country, spanning states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The Western Ghats Top-Fruit Tree is a 12-metre tall tree with a finely fissured, pinkish-brown bark and slender, hairless branches. 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. The stalks are 0.6-1.5 cm long.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nothopegia beddomei
- Genus
- Nothopegia
- Family
- ANACARDIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Shola forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಅಂಬಟ Ambata, ಉಳುಗೇರ Ulugera
- Malayalam
- ഈര Ira
Anacardiaceae
Cashew family
Malabar Top-Fruit Tree belongs to the Anacardiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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