Lakshmitaru / Aceituno
Simarouba glauca
Also known as Paradise Tree, Dysentery-Bark
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- January-May
How to identify Lakshmitaru
Identify Lakshmitaru 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: Bitter bark used to treat dysentery.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Puducherry.
- Confirm it sits within the Simaroubaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lakshmitaru.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Simarouba glauca
- Genus
- Simarouba
- Family
- Simaroubaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Grown in homesteads and as an avenue tree
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- North America
- Distribution
- India, Brazil, South Florida to Costa Rica, El Salvador
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Puducherry
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀತರು Lakshmitaru
About Lakshmitaru
Aceituno (Simarouba glauca) is a tree in the Simaroubaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana and 1 other states. It is grown in homesteads and as an avenue tree. Flowering and fruiting run from January to May.
Uses
In practice it is cut for timber and furniture and burnt as firewood or charcoal.
Simaroubaceae
Quassia Family
Lakshmitaru belongs to the Simaroubaceae family.
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