As recorded for Spondias indica
Spondias indica
Spondias indica
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya & more
- Flowering
- January-March
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Solenocarpus indicus. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SW. India.
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- Kerala →Maharashtra →Meghalaya →
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How to identify Spondias indica
Identify Spondias indica 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.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Spondias indica
- Genus
- Spondias
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“The leaflets are opposite, in 3–7 pairs with a terminal one.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The leaves are compound, imparipinnate, and clustered at the ends of twigs.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- Pinnately compoundrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Spondias indica itself; the rest are typical of the Anacardiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded“The inflorescence is a terminal panicle bearing bisexual, white, and fragrant flowers.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“The inflorescence is a terminal panicle bearing bisexual, white, and fragrant flowers.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- DruperecordedA fleshy fruit with a single hard stone/pit enclosing the seed.“The fruit is a small, oblong one-seeded drupe.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Spondias indica itself; the rest are typical of the Anacardiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Spondias indica
Spondias indica belongs to the Anacardiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya and 1 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from January to March.
Anacardiaceae
Cashew family
Spondias indica belongs to the Anacardiaceae family.
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