✿Anacardiaceae · Spondias
Spondias indica
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya & more
- Flowering
- January-March
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
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
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.
Botanical family
Anacardiaceae
Cashew family
Spondias indica belongs to the Anacardiaceae family.
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