Kodanci / Fragrant Cherry Nutmeg
Polyalthia fragrans
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- November-April
How to identify Kodanci
Identify Kodanci 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: Strongly fragrant flowers (fragrant cherry nutmeg).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Annonaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kodanci.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Polyalthia fragrans
- Genus
- Polyalthia
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-April
- 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 colour
- Yellow-greenrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kodanci itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಗೌರಿಮರ Gowri Mara
- Konkani
- मिर्यो Miryo
- Malayalam
- ചെല്ല Chella, കാക്കനാരൽ Kaakkanaaral, കൊടങ്ങി Kodangi, കൊടഞ്ചി Kodanji, നെടുനാർ Nedunaar, പുല്ലൂരി Pulloori
- Tamil
- கோடாஞ்சி Kodanci, நெடுநாரை Nedunaarai
About Kodanci
A member of the Annonaceae family, Fragrant Cherry Nutmeg (Polyalthia fragrans) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra. Flowering and fruiting run from November to April.
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Kodanci belongs to the Annonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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