Kodali Mara / The 'Potato' Plum Of Mysore
Scolopia crenata
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- April-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Scolopia crenata
- Genus
- Scolopia
- Family
- Flacourtiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, also at the border of sholas
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Elliptic (widest at middle)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kodali Mara itself; the rest are typical of the Flacourtiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Flacourtiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- Kodali Mara, Japle, Malekakkade
- Malayalam
- Mullaramaram, മുള്ളുകാര
About Kodali Mara
A member of the Flacourtiaceae family, The 'Potato' Plum of Mysore (Scolopia crenata) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, also at the border of sholas. Flowering and fruiting run from April to December.
Flacourtiaceae
Flacourtia Family
Kodali Mara belongs to the Flacourtiaceae family.
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