Konakaran / Dotted Viburnum
Viburnum punctatum
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- January-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Viburnum punctatum
- Genus
- Viburnum
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Sholas, evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India to Malaysia, Southeast Asia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Caprifoliaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Caprifoliaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Konakaran, Konakaram, Konakarum
- Kannada
- ಹೇಲುಸುಂಡೆ Helusunde, Kampaari, Yella Sunde
- Malayalam
- Konakkara, Konakarimaram, കോണക്കാര
About Konakaran
Dotted Viburnum (Viburnum punctatum) is a shrub belonging to the Caprifoliaceae family (Honeysuckle family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple/pinnate leaves, cymose/panicle flower clusters, berry/drupe fruit. It is typically found in sholas, evergreen and semi-evergreen forests. It occurs across India to Malaysia, Southeast Asia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-August.
Caprifoliaceae
Honeysuckle family
Konakaran belongs to the Caprifoliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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