Streblus taxoides
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Flowering
- March-November
How to identify Streblus taxoides
Identify Streblus taxoides 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: Thorny, yew-like fine foliage.
- Confirm leaf shape: Sagittate (arrowhead-shaped).
- Confirm leaf surface: Hirsute (coarsely hairy).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
- Confirm it sits within the Moraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Streblus taxoides.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Streblus taxoides
- Genus
- Streblus
- Family
- Moraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India incl. Andaman, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indo-China, Hainan, Malesia, Java, Taimor, Celebes, Philippines, Palavan
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Sagittate (arrowhead-shaped)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Streblus taxoides itself; the rest are typical of the Moraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Catkin
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Moraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Streblus taxoides
A member of the Moraceae family, Streblus taxoides is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. It grows in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to November.
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Streblus taxoides belongs to the Moraceae family.
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