How to identify Pyrenacantha volubilis
Identify Pyrenacantha volubilis by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Twining climbing habit.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-November.
- Confirm it sits within the Icacinaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pyrenacantha volubilis.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pyrenacantha volubilis
- Genus
- Pyrenacantha
- Family
- Icacinaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests, also in the sacred groves
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- South Asia
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
About Pyrenacantha volubilis
A member of the Icacinaceae family, Pyrenacantha volubilis is a climber. It grows in evergreen forests, also in the sacred groves. Flowering and fruiting run from June to November.
Icacinaceae
Icacina Or White Pear Family
Pyrenacantha volubilis belongs to the Icacinaceae family.
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