Banpalas / Weaver's Beam Tree
Schrebera swietenioides
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- April-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Schrebera swietenioides
- Genus
- Schrebera
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Indo-Himalaya
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Himalayas
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
- Type
- Variable
Typical of the Oleaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Oleaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बनपलास Banpalas, मोखड़ी Mokhdi, मोखा Mokha
- Tamil
- kattupparutticceti, mogalingam, makalinkam
- Kannada
- Bula, ಕಲ್ಗಂಟೆ Kalgante, ಕಲ್ಗೋಟೆ Kalgote
- Malayalam
- maggamaram, malamplasu, muskkakavrksam, മണിമരം
- Marathi
- मोखा Mokha, Mokadi, Nakti
About Banpalas
Weaver's Beam Tree (Schrebera swietenioides) is a tree belonging to the Oleaceae family (Olive/Jasmine family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple/pinnate leaves, panicle/cymose flower clusters, drupe/capsule/samara fruit. It is typically found in moist deciduous and dry deciduous forests. Native to Indo-Himalaya, it is distributed across India, Myanmar, Himalayas. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during April-June.
Oleaceae
Olive/Jasmine family
Banpalas belongs to the Oleaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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