About Indian Wild Cherry
Prunus ceylanica, the Ceylon cherry, is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It is a resident species to Sri Lanka and India.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Prunus ceylanica
- Genus
- Prunus
- Family
- ROSACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist shady places along streams, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
Local Names
- Hindi
- सिंहल चेरी Sinhal Cheree
- Nepali
- भाटे काठ Bhaate Kaath
- Tamil
- ஆட்டன்ரிகோங்கு Attanrikonku, இரட்டைக்குச்சி Irattaikkucchi, காட்டுக்கோங்கு Kattukkonku
- Kannada
- ಕರಡಿ ಮರ Karadi Mara
- Malayalam
- അട്ടനാറിപ്പൊങ്ങ് Attanaripongu, ഇരട്ടാനി Irattani, മുട്ടക്കൊങ്ങ് Muttakongu
- Marathi
- ढाका Dhaka, कौला Kaula, कोगल Kogal
Botanical family
Rosaceae
Rose family
Indian Wild Cherry belongs to the Rosaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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