Orophea thomsonii
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- October-March
How to identify Orophea thomsonii
Identify Orophea thomsonii 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 leaf arrangement: Alternate.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm flower colour: White/cream.
- Confirm fruit type: Berry.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Orophea thomsonii
- Genus
- Orophea
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“Leaves are simple, alternate, and distichous, with short petioles (0.2-0.5 cm), cuneate or acute base, small lamina (5-7 x 2.5-3.5 cm), and about 6 pairs of secondary nerves.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“Leaves are simple, alternate, and distichous, with short petioles (0.2-0.5 cm), cuneate or acute base, small lamina (5-7 x 2.5-3.5 cm), and about 6 pairs of secondary nerves.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- TomentoserecordedDensely covered in matted, woolly hairs.“The tree has slender branches with the young branchlets being tomentose and holding waxy leaves to forming a canopy in the understorey of evergreen forests.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Orophea thomsonii itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- White/creamrecorded
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“The fruit is a short-stalked, pea-sized, round berry about 8 mm in diameter, found in clusters, each with 1-2 round, brown seeds that appear wrinkled and pitted.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Orophea thomsonii itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Orophea thomsonii
A member of the Annonaceae family, Orophea thomsonii is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Annonaceae
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Orophea thomsonii belongs to the Annonaceae family.
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