About Panakka Tree
Pleurostylia opposita is a species of shrub in the family Celastraceae. It is distributed throughout India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia and China.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pleurostylia opposita
- Genus
- Pleurostylia
- Family
- CELASTRACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Mauritius
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- Chiru Piyari, Karuvaali, Karuvali
- Malayalam
- Karuvali, പനക്ക Panakka, കരുവാളി
Botanical family
Celastraceae
Staff-Tree Family
Panakka Tree belongs to the Celastraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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