Single-Flowered Orophea
Orophea uniflora
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- February-August
How to identify Single-Flowered Orophea
Identify Single-Flowered 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 tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Single (uniflora) solitary flowers.
- Confirm flower colour: White/cream.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Annonaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Single-Flowered Orophea.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Orophea uniflora
- Genus
- Orophea
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-August
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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 Single-Flowered Orophea itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- ஓரோபியா யூனிபுளோரா
About Single-Flowered Orophea
Single-Flowered Orophea (Orophea uniflora) belongs to the Annonaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to August.
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Single-Flowered Orophea belongs to the Annonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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