Kapar / Milky Way Tree
Wrightia tinctoria
Also known as Pala Indigo Plant, Sweet Indrajao
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- February-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Wrightia tinctoria
- Genus
- Wrightia
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry and mixed deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Australia, Asia
- Distribution
- India, Australia, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vienam
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-October
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- कपार Kapar, Dudhi दुधी
- Tamil
- Paalai பாலை, Vetpalai, வெப்பாலை
- Kannada
- ಅಲಿಗಿಲಿ Aligili, ಕೊಡಮುರ್ಯ Kodamurya, ಹಾಲೆ Haale
- Malayalam
- Aiyappala, Kotakappala
- Marathi
- काळा कुडा
About Kapar
Milky Way Tree (Wrightia tinctoria) is a tree belonging to the Apocynaceae family (Dogbane family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite/whorled simple leaves, cymose/umbellate flower clusters, follicle pair fruit. It is typically found in dry and mixed deciduous forests. Native to Australia, Asia, it is distributed across India, Australia, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vienam. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-October. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Kapar belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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