Jangli Dungy / Shidam Tree
Tetrameles nudiflora
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- March-May
How to identify Jangli Dungy
Identify Jangli Dungy 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.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Datiscaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jangli Dungy.
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, Mizoram, Goa, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-May
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
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) belongs to the Datiscaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and 9 other states. It grows in evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from March to May.
Datiscaceae
Tetrameles Family
Jangli Dungy belongs to the Datiscaceae family.
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