Erythroxylum obtusifolium (Wight) Hook.f.

 
  • Family : ERYTHROXYLACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Erythroxylaceae
  • Species : Erythroxylum obtusifolium
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Erythroxylum obtusifolium (Wight) Hook.f.
  • Key identification features : Shrub with elliptic-obovate leaves turn reddish brown when dry; Petiole and stipules long; Flowers axillary or solitary or paired, yellowish white; Calyx lobed, long; Corolla rounded at tips; Fruit is oblong, ridged turns red when ripe.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Native : India, Srilanka
  • Conservation Status : Vulnerable (VU)
  • Distribution Locality : Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu, Udupi
  • Floras referred : Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis

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