Miliusa velutina var. deviyarina S.M.Rajendran, S.C.Agarwal & H.N.Verma

 
  • Family : ANNONACEAE
    (Custard Apple Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Annonaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Miliusa velutina var. deviyarina S.M.Rajendran, S.C.Agarwal & H.N.Verma
  • Common name : Woolly half star flowered nutmeg
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests
  • Key identification features : Perennial deciduous tree, up to 12 meters tall; Young branches tomentose; Leaves simple, elliptic, ovate or oblong, 8–15 × 5–10 cm, base obliquely rounded to cordate, apex acute; Petiole 2-5mm long, tomentose; Inflorescence opposite to the leaf or on a short branch, 1 or 2 flowers per inflorescence; Peduncle 5-10mm, tomentose; Bracts minute, caducous; Pedicel upto 4cm; Sepals slender; Outer petals ovate-triangular, 2–8 mm × 1.5–3.5 mm, slightly longer than sepals, inner petals dark brown, ovate-lanceolate, ca. 10 × 6 mm, dense appressed golden hairs on the outside, glabrous inside; Carpels many, pubescent, ovules 2 per carpel, stigma clavate; Fruit monocarp, globose to ovoid, about 20 × 16 mm, green when young, turning purple after ripening.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-October
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : Virudhunagar district
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature :
    • Narasimhan, D. & Irwin, Sheeba. (2021). Flowering Plants of Tamil Nadu: A Compendium.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Miliusa velutina var. deviyarina
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Miliusa velutina var. deviyarina. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

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