How to identify Orophea sivarajanii
Identify Orophea sivarajanii 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: November.
- Confirm it sits within the Annonaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Orophea sivarajanii.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Orophea sivarajanii
- Genus
- Orophea
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Flowering & fruiting
- November
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
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 Orophea sivarajanii itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Orophea sivarajanii
Orophea sivarajanii belongs to the Annonaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November.
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Orophea sivarajanii belongs to the Annonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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