✿Ericaceae · Rhododendron

Alinchi / Nilgiri Rhododendron

Rhododendron nilagiricum

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Habit: Tree
Found in India: Tamil Nadu
Flowering: December-April

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Rhododendron nilagiricum
Genus: Rhododendron
Family: Ericaceae
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Shola forests
Habitat type: Forest
Found in India: Tamil Nadu
Flowering & fruiting: December-April

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry: Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
Fruit: Berry

Typical of the Ericaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

Local Names

Kannada: ಪೂ Pu
Malayalam: അലഞ്ചി Alanchi, കാട്ടുപൂവരശ് Kaattupoovarash
Tamil: ஆழிஞ்சி Alinchi, பூவரசு Puvarasu

About Alinchi

A member of the Ericaceae family, Nilgiri Rhododendron (Rhododendron nilagiricum) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to April.

Botanical family

Ericaceae

Heather Family

Alinchi belongs to the Ericaceae family.

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