Family :
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Myrsinaceae
Leaf arrangement
Alternate distichous
Leaf Type
Simple
Leaf Shape
Obovate, Elliptic
Leaf Apex
Acute
Leaf Base
Acute
Leaf Margin
Serrate
Habit : A small tree.
Habitat and Distribution : Less common on the slopes, in thickets or by the shola borders. Hills above 800m. Lower Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia.
Field Tips : Bark thin, reddish-brown, lenticellate. Wood brownish-white, soft.
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Names:
Tamil : Peria unni, Thappa chedi
Malayalam : Kirithi
Flower:
In axillary and terminal panicles, white. Flowering peaks during January-March.Fruit :
A drupe, fleshy with swollen cupule, globose, green with light red or yellow tinge. Seeds angular. Fruiting from April onwards.
