How to identify Phaeanthus malabaricus
Identify Phaeanthus malabaricus 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: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- Confirm it sits within the Annonaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Phaeanthus malabaricus.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phaeanthus malabaricus
- Genus
- Phaeanthus
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- 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
- Yellow-greenrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Phaeanthus malabaricus itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കുണുക്കിപ്പാണൽ
About Phaeanthus malabaricus
Phaeanthus malabaricus belongs to the Annonaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. It grows in evergreen forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Phaeanthus malabaricus belongs to the Annonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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