About Cherry Ashok
Huberantha cerasoides (synonym Polyalthia cerasoides) is a species of trees in the family Annonaceae and tribe Miliuseae. It is the type species of the relatively new genus Huberantha. It has been recorded from Hainan island in China, Indo-China, India, and Sri Lanka.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Polyalthia cerasoides
- Genus
- Polyalthia
- Family
- ANNONACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous to semi-Evergreen forests up to 1000m
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, China, Indo-China, Laos
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)

Botanical family
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Cherry Ashok belongs to the Annonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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