✿Annonaceae · Orophea
Orophea zeylanica
Shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- May-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Orophea zeylanica
- Genus
- Orophea
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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 zeylanica itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Orophea zeylanica
Orophea zeylanica is a shrub in the Annonaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to September.
Botanical family
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Orophea zeylanica belongs to the Annonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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