Rapanea capitellata
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering
- January-March
How to identify Rapanea capitellata
Identify Rapanea capitellata 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Flowers in small dense heads.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal.
- Confirm it sits within the Myrsinaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Rapanea capitellata.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rapanea capitellata
- Genus
- Rapanea
- Family
- Myrsinaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Shola forests and degraded shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Himalayas, Myanmar, Indo-China
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Myrsinaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Myrsinaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Rapanea capitellata
Rapanea capitellata belongs to the Myrsinaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal. It grows in shola forests and degraded shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to March.
Myrsinaceae
Myrsine Family
Rapanea capitellata belongs to the Myrsinaceae family.
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