Talauma mutabilis
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Assam, Sikkim, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- December-February
How to identify Talauma mutabilis
Identify Talauma mutabilis 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: Flowers change color with age.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Assam, Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Magnoliaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Talauma mutabilis.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Talauma mutabilis
- Genus
- Talauma
- Family
- Magnoliaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Assam, Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Manipur, Nagaland, Telangana, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Mizoram, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tripura
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-February
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Magnoliaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Talauma mutabilis itself; the rest are typical of the Magnoliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- മഗ്നോലിയ
- Nepali
- कनकचम्पा, चाँप
About Talauma mutabilis
Talauma mutabilis belongs to the Magnoliaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Sikkim, West Bengal and 21 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from December to February.
Magnoliaceae
Magnolia family
Talauma mutabilis belongs to the Magnoliaceae family.
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