Typical of the Combretaceae family
Quisqualis malabarica
Sandhyarani / Malabar Madhu Malati സന്ധ്യാറാണി
Malayalam name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Shrub
- Flowering
- January-April
Sandhyarani in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Kannada | ಸಂಧ್ಯಾರಾಣಿ | sandhyarani |
| Malayalam | സന്ധ്യാറാണി | sandhyarani |
See the original recorded names
- Kannada
- ಸಂಧ್ಯಾರಾಣಿ sandhyarani
- Malayalam
- സന്ധ്യാറാണി sandhyarani
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Combretum malabaricum. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SW. India.
- Recorded habitat
- Evergreen forests, sometimes planted
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How to identify Sandhyarani
Identify Sandhyarani by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-April.
- Confirm it sits within the Combretaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sandhyarani.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Quisqualis malabarica
- Genus
- Quisqualis
- Family
- Combretaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests, sometimes planted
- Habitat type
- Forest, Cultivated
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Combretaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Spike
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sandhyarani itself; the rest are typical of the Combretaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Sandhyarani
Malabar Madhu Malati (Quisqualis malabarica) belongs to the Combretaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. It grows in evergreen forests, sometimes planted. Flowering and fruiting run from January to April.
Combretaceae
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Sandhyarani belongs to the Combretaceae family.
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