✿Datiscaceae · Tetrameles
Jangli Dungy / Shidam Tree
Tetrameles nudiflora
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- March-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tetrameles nudiflora
- Genus
- Tetrameles
- Family
- Datiscaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-May
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Datiscaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Jangli Dungy
- Nepali
- मैन-काठ Main-kath
- Bengali
- Chundul, চুন্দুল
- Tamil
- சீனிமரம் Chinimaram, சோலை Cholai
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡು ಬೆಂಡೆ Kaadu bende, ಬೋಳಾರ್ Bolar, ಎರಿಮಾಲು Erimaalu
- Malayalam
- ചീനിമരം Cheenimaram, വെള്ളച്ചീനി Vellacheeni, ചീനി
- Marathi
- जंगली भेंडी Jangli bhendi
About Jangli Dungy
Shidam Tree (Tetrameles nudiflora) is a tree belonging to the Datiscaceae family (Tetrameles Family). It is typically found in evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. It occurs across Paleotropics. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-May. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Botanical family
Datiscaceae
Tetrameles Family
Jangli Dungy belongs to the Datiscaceae family.
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