✿Sapotaceae · Xantolis
Kanta Bohul / Hairy Xantolis
Xantolis tomentosa
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- August-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Xantolis tomentosa
- Genus
- Xantolis
- Family
- Sapotaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indo-China
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Elliptic (widest at middle)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kanta Bohul itself; the rest are typical of the Sapotaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Sapotaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- काँटा बहुल Kanta Bohul
- Bengali
- কাঁটা বহুল Kanta Bohul
- Tamil
- முள்மகிழ் Mul-Makil, பாலை Palai
- Kannada
- ಹುಡುಗೊಲ್ಲಿ Hudugolli, ಕಬ್ಬಿಣದ ಮರ Kabbinada Mara, ಕಾಲ್ಮಧು Kaalmadhu
- Malayalam
- കരിങ്കാര Karimkara, കരിങ്കാര
- Marathi
- कुंबळ Kumbal, काटे कुंबळ
About Kanta Bohul
Hairy Xantolis (Xantolis tomentosa) is a tree in the Sapotaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 2 other states. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to February.
Botanical family
Sapotaceae
Sapodilla/Chicle family
Kanta Bohul belongs to the Sapotaceae family.
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