Typical of the Apocynaceae family
Wrightia arborea
Daira / Woolly Dyeing Rosebay दाईरा
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- April-December
Daira in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | दाईरा · धरौली · दूधी | daira, dharauli, dudhi, Daira |
| Nepali | रानी खिर्रो · दरुला · ठुलो कुरो | Raanee Khirro, Darulaa, Thulo Kuro |
| Bengali | দূধকোৰৈযা | Dudhkoraiya |
| Tamil | வெட்பாலை | vet-palai, Dharauli, Karupaalai, Pala |
| Telugu | అడవిఅంకుడు | adaviankudu, Kailamukri, Nugu pala, Paala adavi venkudu |
| Kannada | Not recorded | Benki gida, Benki-gida, Bilikada, Kaadu-kanagilu |
| Malayalam | അയ്യപ്പാല · മയിലംപാല | ayyappaala, mayilampaala, Mylampala, Ayyappala |
| Marathi | पांडु कुडा · तांबडा कुडा | pandu kuda, tambda kuda, Buralicode, Tambda kuda |
| Sanskrit | Not recorded | Kutaja |
| Gujarati | Not recorded | Dudhlo |
| Odia | Not recorded | Bot-kurhein, Dhubo kure, Duku keruen, Harido |
| Assamese | Not recorded | Aatkuri, Dudh-goch, Dudhkhoroi, Kharu |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- दाईरा daira, धरौली dharauli, दूधी dudhi, Daira
- Nepali
- रानी खिर्रो Raanee Khirro, दरुला Darulaa, ठुलो कुरो Thulo Kuro
- Bengali
- দূধকোৰৈযা Dudhkoraiya
- Tamil
- வெட்பாலை vet-palai, Dharauli, Karupaalai, Pala
- Telugu
- అడవిఅంకుడు adaviankudu, Kailamukri, Nugu pala, Paala adavi venkudu
- Kannada
- Benki gida, Benki-gida, Bilikada, Kaadu-kanagilu
- Malayalam
- അയ്യപ്പാല ayyappaala, മയിലംപാല mayilampaala, Mylampala, Ayyappala
- Marathi
- पांडु कुडा pandu kuda, तांबडा कुडा tambda kuda, Buralicode, Tambda kuda
- Sanskrit
- Kutaja
- Gujarati
- Dudhlo
- Odia
- Bot-kurhein, Dhubo kure, Duku keruen, Harido
- Assamese
- Aatkuri, Dudh-goch, Dudhkhoroi, Kharu
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Indian Subcontinent to S. China and Pen. Malaysia.
- Recorded habitat
- Dry deciduous forests and sacred groves
- Explore nearby plants
- Maharashtra →Karnataka →Gujarat →
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How to identify Daira
Identify Daira 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: Woolly seed pods.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Apocynaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Daira.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Wrightia arborea
- Genus
- Wrightia
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests and sacred groves
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China. S.China, Malay Penisula
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Sikkim, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Daira itself; the rest are typical of the Apocynaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Daira
Woolly Dyeing Rosebay (Wrightia arborea) belongs to the Apocynaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and 12 other states. It grows in dry deciduous forests and sacred groves. Flowering and fruiting run from April to December.
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Daira belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
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