Nettalingamara / Cherry Ashok
Polyalthia cerasoides
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering
- April-August
How to identify Nettalingamara
Identify Nettalingamara 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: Cherry-like small fruit clusters.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Arunachal Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Annonaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nettalingamara.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Polyalthia cerasoides
- Genus
- Polyalthia
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous to semi-Evergreen forests up to 1000m
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, China, Indo-China, Laos
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-August
- 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 symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ನೆಟ್ಟಲಿಂಗಮರ Nettalingamara, ಹಬ್ಬೆ Habbe, ಸಣ್ಣಹೆಸ್ಸರೆ Sanna hessare
- Malayalam
- Narela, Cherunedunar
About Nettalingamara
A member of the Annonaceae family, Cherry Ashok (Polyalthia cerasoides) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh. It grows in deciduous to semi-Evergreen forests up to 1000m. Flowering and fruiting run from April to August.
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Nettalingamara belongs to the Annonaceae family.
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