Marsypopetalum crassum (R. Parker) B. Xue & R.M.K. Saunders

 
  • Family : ANNONACEAE
    (Custard Apple Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Annonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Polyalthia modesta (Pierre) Finet & Gagnep.; Unona modesta Pierre; Goniothalamus meeboldii Craib; Goniothalamus tenasserimensis Biswas; Marsypopetalum crassum (R.Parker) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders; Polyalthia crassa R.Parker; Unona concinna Pierre.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Marsypopetalum modestum (Pierre) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical dry evergreen forests, near streams, up to 200 m alt
  • Key identification features : Small treelet, up to 5 m tall; Branches deep brown, bark thin, roughened, brownish, lenticellate; Leaves alternate, coriaceous, glossy dark green above, light green beneath, leathery leaf blades with glossy texture above; Flowers small, greenish to yellowish, leathery; Fruit aggregate, ellipsoid, glabrous fruitlets, greenish when immature, turning bright red when ripe.
  • Flower, Fruit : January-November
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, India
  • Literature :
    • Murugan, C., Prabhu, S., Sathiyaseelan, R., & Pandey, R. P. (n.d.). Flora of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Volume 1, Part 1: Angiosperms (Paramjit Singh & W. Arisdason, Eds.). Envis Centre on Floral Diversity Botanical Survey of India. http://www.bsienvis.nic.in/Database/Checklist-of-Andaman-Nicobar-Islands_24427.aspx
    • https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2514213367
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Marsypopetalum crassum
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Marsypopetalum crassum. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

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