✿Symplocaceae · Symplocos
Sankani / Large-Leaf Sapphire Berry
Symplocos macrophylla
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- November-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Symplocos macrophylla
- Genus
- Symplocos
- Family
- Symplocaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Kerala, Mizoram, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Symplocaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Symplocaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಸಂಕಣಿ Sankani
- Malayalam
- മലങ്കുരുവി Malankuruvi, Malankuruvi
About Sankani
Large-Leaf Sapphire Berry (Symplocos macrophylla) belongs to the Symplocaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 4 other states. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to December.
Botanical family
Symplocaceae
Symplocos Family
Sankani belongs to the Symplocaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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