Bandagooli / White Flowered Resin Seed
Pittosporum dasycaulon
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- September-February
How to identify Bandagooli
Identify Bandagooli 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: Fragrant white flowers, hairy stems.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Pittosporaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bandagooli.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pittosporum dasycaulon
- Genus
- Pittosporum
- Family
- Pittosporaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Pittosporaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Pittosporaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- காசுமரம் Kasumaram
- Kannada
- ಬಂಡಗೂಳಿ Bandagooli, ಬೊಗರಿ Bogari, ಗಪಸುಂಡಿ Gapasundi
- Malayalam
- അണലിവേങ്ങ Analivenga, കശുമരം Kashumaram, കശുമരം
- Marathi
- गपसुंदी Gapsundi, इकळी Ikali
About Bandagooli
White Flowered Resin Seed (Pittosporum dasycaulon) is a tree in the Pittosporaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Maharashtra. It grows in shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to February.
Pittosporaceae
Pittosporum Family
Bandagooli belongs to the Pittosporaceae family.
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