How to identify Sageraea laurifolia
Identify Sageraea laurifolia by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Laurel-shaped leaves.
- Confirm leaf shape: Laurel-like.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-September.
- Confirm it sits within the Annonaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sageraea laurifolia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sageraea laurifolia
- Genus
- Sageraea
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-September
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (NT)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Laurel-likerecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sageraea laurifolia itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കാനക്കൈത
About Sageraea laurifolia
Sageraea laurifolia is a tree in the Annonaceae family. It is native to India. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to September.
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Sageraea laurifolia belongs to the Annonaceae family.
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