✿Annonaceae · Orophea
Malabar Orophea
Orophea malabarica
Shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering
- March-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Orophea malabarica
- Genus
- Orophea
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-April
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (DD)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Annonaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- White/creamrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Malabar Orophea itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Malabar Orophea
Malabar Orophea (Orophea malabarica) belongs to the Annonaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Kerala. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to April.
Botanical family
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Malabar Orophea belongs to the Annonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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