✿Anacardiaceae · Nothopegia
Naayi Chera / Chestnutleaf Top-Fruit Tree
Nothopegia racemosa
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- April-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nothopegia racemosa
- Genus
- Nothopegia
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Simplerecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Naayi Chera 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
- ನಾಯಿ ಚೇರ Naayi Chera, ಸೊನೆಮಾವು Sonemaavu
- Konkani
- आंबेरी Amberi
- Malayalam
- നായ്ച്ചേര് Naaycheru
- Marathi
- आंबेरी Amberi
- Tamil
- சிகட்டை Cikattai, கருந்தில்லை Karunthillai, பேச்சேறு மரம் Pecceru Maram
About Naayi Chera
Chestnutleaf Top-Fruit Tree (Nothopegia racemosa) belongs to the Anacardiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in moist deciduous and Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to June.
Botanical family
Anacardiaceae
Cashew family
Naayi Chera belongs to the Anacardiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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