Huberantha senjiana (R.Mural., Naras. & N.Balach.) R.Mural., Naras. & N.Balach.

 
  • Family : ANNONACEAE
    (Custard Apple Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Annonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Hubera senjiana R.Mural., Naras. & N.Balach.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Huberantha senjiana (R.Mural., Naras. & N.Balach.) R.Mural., Naras. & N.Balach.
  • Common name : Gingee cherry nutmeg
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kothukala (Tamil)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical dry evergreen forests, dry rocky soils along forest fringes
  • Key identification features : Small tree, up to 5 m tall; Bark blackish-grey; Apical buds covered with rusty brown tomentum; Leaves simple, alternate, elliptic–oblong, 6.5–13.5 × 2.0–4.0 cm, base ablique or rounded, margins undulate, apex acute to acuminate, upper surface is shiny, midrib is raised below and grooved above; Petiole about 5mm long, pubescent; Inflorescence axillary cymes, pendulous, peduncle bract, 1, ovate, about 1mm long, rusty pubescent outside; Flowers 3.5cm across, pale yellowish green; Pedicel, slender, about 7mm long, puberulous; Sepals 3, ovate to suborbicular, 3–4 mm long, recurved at margin, apex rounded, hirsute outside, glabrous inside; Petals 6, outer 3, elliptic-obovate, 1.5–2.0 × 0.7–1.0 cm, entire margins, apex acute to obtuse, puberulous outside, inner 3, elliptic–oblong, 1.4–2.2 × 0.5–1.0 cm, margins entire, apex obtuse, yellow-tinged at base (in vivo), puberulous outside, faintly nerved in the middle; Stamens numerous, filaments ca. 1 mm long, hirsute; connectives polygonal, flat at top, ca. 1 mm across, anthers oblong, ca. 1.2 × 1.0 mm, pale yellow; Carpels 50 approximately, each oblong, ca. 2 × 1 mm, hirsute on ovary, ovule 1 per carpel, basal, style indistinct, stigma capitate, Torus slightly raised, hairy; Fruit aggregate of 20-30 densely packed fruitlets, each ellipsoid, 5 × 3 mm, pointed at apex, glabrous, stipe slender, ca. 5 mm long, fruitlets red when ripe.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-March
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : Villipuram district, Pakkamalai Reserve Forest, Devadanampettai, Tirunelveli district, Tiruvannamalai district
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Narasimhan, D. & Irwin, Sheeba. (2021). Flowering Plants of Tamil Nadu: A Compendium.
    • Ramachandran, Muralidharan & Narasimhan, D. & Natesan, Balachandran. (2015). A new species of Hubera (Annonaceae) from Peninsular India. Phytotaxa. 205. 129-134. 10.11646/phytotaxa.207.1.8.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Huberantha senjiana
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Huberantha senjiana. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

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