Rourea minor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- December-August
How to identify Rourea minor
Identify Rourea minor 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: Scrambling climbing habit.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Connaraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Rourea minor.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rourea minor
- Genus
- Rourea
- Family
- Connaraceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests, also in sacred groves
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Andaman & Nicobar (India), Southeast Asia, South China, Bangladesh, Hainan, Queensland, New Caledonia, The New Hebrides, Fiji, Samoa Islands, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Mizoram, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Connaraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
About Rourea minor
Rourea minor is a shrub in the Connaraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra and 8 other states. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests, also in sacred groves. Flowering and fruiting run from December to August.
Connaraceae
Indian Zebrawood Family
Rourea minor belongs to the Connaraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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