✿Buxaceae · Sarcococca
Geru / Willow-Leaf Sweet-Box
Sarcococca saligna
Shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- September-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sarcococca saligna
- Genus
- Sarcococca
- Family
- Buxaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests and shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Temperate Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Sumatra
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Geru, Piruli, Tiliara
- Urdu
- Sheha
About Geru
Willow-Leaf Sweet-Box (Sarcococca saligna) belongs to the Buxaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu and 1 other states. It grows in evergreen forests and shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to January.
Botanical family
Buxaceae
Boxwood Family
Geru belongs to the Buxaceae family.
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