✿Annonaceae · Uvaria

South-Indian Uvaria

Uvaria narum

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Habit: Liana
Found in India: Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
Flowering: May-October

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Uvaria narum
Genus: Uvaria
Family: Annonaceae
Habit: Liana
Habitat: Moist deciduous to semi-Evergreen forests
Habitat type: Forest
Native to: India, Sri Lanka
Distribution: India, Sri Lanka
Found in India: Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Flowering & fruiting: May-October

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Alternate
Type: Simple
Margin: Entire
Venation: Pinnate

Typical of the Annonaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour: Yellow-greenrecorded

Typical of the family

Flower symmetry: Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
Inflorescence: Solitary
Fruit: Berry

Characters marked “recorded” are for South-Indian Uvaria itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Malayalam: കുരീൽ

About South-Indian Uvaria

A member of the Annonaceae family, South-Indian Uvaria (Uvaria narum) is a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 1 other states. It grows in moist deciduous to semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to October.

Botanical family

Annonaceae

Custard apple family

South-Indian Uvaria belongs to the Annonaceae family.

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