Vattilapoovam
Otonephelium stipulaceum
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- February-July
How to identify Vattilapoovam
Identify Vattilapoovam 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.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-July.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Sapindaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Vattilapoovam.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Otonephelium stipulaceum
- Genus
- Otonephelium
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-July
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (NT)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Vattilapoovam itself; the rest are typical of the Sapindaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Sapindaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Vattilapoovam, Poripoovam
About Vattilapoovam
Otonephelium stipulaceum is a tree in the Sapindaceae family. 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 February to July.
Sapindaceae
Soapberry/Lychee family
Vattilapoovam belongs to the Sapindaceae family.
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