Malabar Orophea
Orophea malabarica
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering
- March-April
How to identify Malabar Orophea
Identify Malabar Orophea by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm flower colour: White/cream.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Annonaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Malabar Orophea.
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.
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Malabar Orophea belongs to the Annonaceae family.
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