Careya arborea Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 3: 14 1819. (Syn: Barringtonia arborea (Roxb.) F.Muell.; Careya orbiculata Miers; Careya sphaerica Roxb.; Careya venenata Oken; Cumbia coneanae Buch.-Ham.); . patana oak, slow match tree, tummy wood, wild guava • Bengali: কাংবের kamber • Gujarati: ગંગેઠિ gangethi, કુંભ kumbh, કુંભી kumbhi • Hindi: कूम्भी kumbhi, पीलू pilu • Kannada: ಕವಳ kaval • Konkani, in Goa: कोंब्यो kombyo • Malayalam: പേഴ് peezh • Marathi: कुंभी kumbhi • Nepalese: कूम्भी kumbhi • Sanskrit: कुम्भः kumbha, कूम्भी kumbhi, कटभि katabhi • Tamil: ஆவிமா avima, கம்பி kampi, கும்பி kumpi, பேழைமரம் pelaimaram • Telugu: కుమ్భూ kumbhi; .
ID confirmation MS070211 – 9- Careya arboreya:
careya arborea: – Was not knowing that the flower parts turn pink on maturing…..
Nice photographs ! These are mine. – Forgot to add, the flowers have fresh grassy fragrance – What does the tree look like with leaves? Does it grow around Chennai, I wonder. – Picture as well as Video Links http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=98207 – Just to add. Careya plant parts are used to treat Parthenium before using it as medicine. – This tree is available in Chennai. But I do not remember the place.
Tree for ID-140411MN: Date : 14.04.2011 Habitat: Wild Others : Flowers got slight fragrance and the tree leafless.
this is Careya arborea ( कुंभ ,कुंभा ). 1 image. – Careya arborea from family Lecythidaceae – It is Kumbi in Bengali, Hindi and Gujarati – these tree are common in SGNP, BORIVLI.
careya arborea: – In general, we tend to forget to take photographs of the fruits and seeds, once we click on the flowers
– Nice Photos of Careya arborea. Commonly called ‘Bandar Laddu’
ID CONFIRMATION 01062011 PJ1: Date/Time-: 26/05/11 – 11:00 Location- Place, Altitude – Kaiga , Uttar Kannada ,Karnataka, 380 mtrs Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- tree Height/Length- 8-12 mtr Pl confirm the ID “careya arborea” which is the favorite fruit of langoor & even cow & Buffalo eat this fruit. Affirmative. This is Kumbhi [Careya arborea]. Please check the archives of this group for my photographs of this. Yes this one is Careya arborea also known as ” Bandar Laddu“.      Please identofy this tree from Aarey colony ID040: Kindly identify this tree. Date/Time- 15/05/2011 03:30PM Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Aarey Milk colony, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Altitude :Sea level Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-: Wild Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- : Mid size tree Height/Length- 30fts approx Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- as seen in picture Inflorescence Type/ Size- not seen Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- not seen Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- not seen Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- unknown . Brief report from Matheran:
careya arborea: My picture taken on April 9, 2012. http://www.flickr.com/photos/photostream Great shot … I think I have not seen the red colour that bright in whatever flowers I have seen here in Western ghats.
Trees Of Lalbagh, Bangalore – RA – Careya arborea – Wild Guava Tree: Wild pigs are very fond of the bark, and that it is used by hunters to attract them. An astringent gum exudes from the fruit and stem, and the bark is made into coarse cordage. The Tamil name Puta-tanni-maram signifies â€water- bark-tree,†in allusion to the exudation trickling down the bark in dry weather. Bark surface flaking in thin strips, fissured, dark grey; crown spreading. Leaves arranged spirally, often clustered at the apices of twigs, simple, broadly obovate, tapering at base, margin toothed, stipules small, caducous. Flowers in an erect raceme at the end of branches. Flowers are large, white. Sepals are 4, petals 4, free. Stamens are many, connate at base; disk annular; ovary inferior, 4-5-locular with many ovules in 2 rows per cell, style 1. Fruit a large, many-seeded drupe, globose to depressed globose, crowned by the persistent sepals. Seedling with hypogeal germination; cotyledons absent (seed containing a swollen hypocotyl); shoot with scales at the first few nodes.
Careya arborea – 250412 – RK – 2:
flora uttarakhand uid0506201201: sending photos for correct identity, is it Madhuca sp. This is Khumbhi [Careya arborea]. I think Careya arborea
Alagarkoil flora 19072012 TBN 2 for id: Date : 01/07/2012 Location :Alagarkoil ,silambar valley Altitude :1700 ft Habitat :wild Habit :tree Height :30 ft Leaves :as seen Flowers :not seen Fruits :not seen Local name :do not know/ ?Kattu Thekku Is it some Gardenia species or Careya species
identification no 200912sn1: date/time:march 12 location:mulshi,pune habitat:wild plant habit:tree height:about 7-8 ft. Affirmative. The local name is Kumbhi. My photographs of this for comparison are available at these links
Careya arborea—for sharing and validation:
tree identification 18012013NAW1: Date- Dec 28th 2012 Location- Jijamata Udhan aka Ranibagh, Byculla, Mumbai, Maharashtra Habitat-Garden (Ranibagh is the mini-zoo of Mumbai, of colonial origin but now managed by the Municipality). Plant Habit- Tree Height- More than 30 feet. (The tree trunk view in the first picture attached is upward from close to the trunk.) Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- see picture – im not very good with botanical jargon. Inflorescence – not seen Flowers – not seen. Fruits – not seen. Seeds- about 1 cm diameter and 2.5 to 3 cm length. medium brown. (note the seed clearly visible in the picture of seedling). the seeds lying under the tree which had not germinated were much more cylindrical and of course less dense. Other Information – There were many seedlings growing below the tree as seen in picture attached. not less than 30. these may be very characteristic for identification. I dug and got some seedlings back and one seems to be establishing itself. (My first participation in the eFI.) This coiuld be Kumbhi [Careya arborea].
tree ID-13022014-snj2137 : Attachments (3). 9 posts by 5 authors. ID for this tree pls found in siddarabetta (sidda hill) 95 km north of bangalore It looks like Terminalia when i take out bark, milk oozes out of it. fruit is like cork ball, that much bigger is the fruit. It could be Careya arborea. Careya arborea Roxb. I too think it is Careya arborea if this is wild guwa then i have a different plant which looks like this i am uploading pics of that. pls rectify. This appears ?Barringtonia sp Gardenia latifolia Aiton
Fwd: [efloraofindia:186348] Identification of some trees species TK6 : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments(1). Identification of some trees from Dev Giri forest of Jalgaon district Maharashtra.. …………… 2. I think Bombacaeae member ? ……………………. Perhaps Bombax ceiba. This is Kumbhi [Careya arborea]. Some more of my photographs of this are available at this link : Google Groups Am sending my photographs of Simul [Bombax ceiba] for comparison in a separate mail. On point of fact it should be obvious that the flowers of Bombax insigne with their greater number of stamens more closely resembles those of Careya arborea than do Bombax ceiba. this may be Careya arborea
Careya arborea—-for sharing and validation : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1). Pic taken at ambyvalley rd., lonavala, pune in Mar14 Perfect picture. Yes, Careya arborea.   MK_KHWS-13a,13b : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Collection site: Kalsubai-Harishchandragarh Wildlife Sanctuary (KHWS) Maharashtra Careya arborea or Kumbhi
Careya arborea—for sharing : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) Pic taken at Aamby valley Rd., Lonavala, Pune in Feb.15
TSPNOV2015-70: Images of Careya arborea (Lecythidaceae) : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6) It is my pleasure to share few images of Careya arborea (Lecythidaceae) Habit: A small decidouous tree. Habitat: Wild, Moist deciduous forest. Sighting: Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1200 msl Date: 06-03-2015, 11-03-2015 and 13-06-2015 Can you remember whether the flowers had foetid smell? No …, I did not smell it….No idea.
Kindly help identify this medium tree. Loc – Thane dist, Maharashtra. Leafless tree with white/cream powderpuff-like flowers, mild fragrance. It apparently look likes Careya arborea! Lecythidaceae, Kumbha in Marathi Careya arborea
Identification request : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Date 9 MAY 2018 Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali East, Mumbai 400066 19° 13′ 59.49” N 72° 52′ 38.10” E. Tree In wild Fruit round Local people called it Kumbaya कुंबया. But I am doubtful about it. Fruit of Lagerstroemia microcarpa (seen in pictures) is not round. Hence the query. Careya arborea. Kumbha Kumbyo
Identification request : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Date 9 MAY 2018 Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali East, Mumbai 400066 19° 13′ 59.49” N 72° 52′ 38.10” E. Tree In wild Fruit round Local people called it Kumbaya कुंबया. But I am doubtful about it. Fruit of Lagerstroemia microcarpa (seen in pictures) is not round. Hence the query. Careya arborea. Kumbha Kumbyo
Thank you for confirming the tree as Careya arborea. In the field guide by Bole and Vaghani the picture of the fruit is little misleading The fruit shown here is elongated and not round as I found in reality. The slide of Careya arborea prepared by me is inserted for your information. 2 images.
Matheran Tree Dec 2018 with winged petiole : 10 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (3)- around 600 kb each. Please help to identify tree with attached pictures. Location: Matheran, Westen Ghat, Maharashtra Date: Mid December 2018 Remarkable note of leaves is it’s petiole looks winged. There are many such trees in Matheran. Terminalia! Careya arborea. Yes, a common deciduous species occurring in the evergreen forest at Matheran. Thank you so much … Attaching Careya arborea pictures. Location: On the way from Mahabaleshwar to Tapola Dam, Maharashtra. Date: May end 2018. Please find attached pictures of a fruit, tree and leaves. Attachments (3) – around 400 kb each.
Careya arborea – Flowers & Fruits – indiantreepix | Google Groups      Tamhini ghat near Pune, MH :: Tree for ID :: ARK2019-87 : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (5) This tree was seen by the roadside in the Tamhini ghat near Pune, MH in Aug 2019. Requested to please ID. Some Terminalia or Anogeissus species? Seems Careya arborea, Careya arborea seems correct ID ! . Careya arborea Roxb.: 6 very high res. images. Location: Jalthal, Jhapa, East Nepal Date: 01 January 2023 Elevation: 97 m. Habitat: Wild Nepali Names : कुम्भी Kumbhee / भोर्ले Bhorle Yes, appears close as per images at . Careya arborea Roxb. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Apr 12, 2008 · JUN23 DV206: 3 images. . Lecythidaceae: Careya arborea Roxb.: 1 image. . 260525PKD3: Regarding identification of the sepecies collected from Khurda Odisha: 4 high res. images. I think this is Yes …! Its Careya arborea! . References: |
Careya arborea
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