Turraea villosa

Turraea pubescens Hellen., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 9: 308 1788. (syn: Turraea billardieri Juss.; Turraea brownii C. DC.; Turraea concinna Benn.; Turraea indica C. DC.; Turraea membranacea Merr.; Turraea pubescens Benth. (ambiguous synonym); Turraea villosa Benn.; Turraea virens Hellen.; Turraea virens var. billardieri DC.);
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China (SW-Guangdong, SW-Guangxi, W-Hainan), Australia (N-Western Australia:
Bonaparte Arch., Pt. Warrender, N-Northern Territory, NE-New South Wales, N- and
E-Queensland), Java, Philippines (Luzon), Lesser Sunda Isl. (Flores, Timor), New
Guinea, India (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala), Laos,
Thailand, Vietnam
as per Catalogue of life;
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Small honeysuckle tree, Wild honeysuckle • Marathi: कापुर भेंडी Kapur bhendi;
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300309RN-Sudhagad for ID : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1)

clicked it on Sudhagad near Pali (Dist raigad) on Mar 28th.
it was a leaf-less plant.


I think this one is “Turraea villosa” from Meliaceae family.


I too strongly feel so !!
… wild honeysuckle, kapur bhendi (Marathi: कापुर भेंडी).
turraea villosa: 5 images.
turraea villosa or kapurbhendi as it is called locally alibaug, my place, yesterday
many thanks to pravin kawale for the identifying it


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Sharing few photographs of Turraea villosa from Alibag region.
Family: Meliaceae

Oh. Such a large shrub. I have never seen this so large.


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Nice photographs ! These are mine taken at Khandala over the weekend.
7 images.


Close up of the same.
2 images.


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Turraea villosa fruiting:
Photographed at Khandala over the weekend. Had posted photographs of the same shrub flowering on 27th of June.



Images by Swagat (id by Satish Phadke) & Satish Phadke (Validation by Dinesh Valke) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)

14,June 2009, Alibag; at Sagargad, Alibag- Dec’09; 30/05/2010 12:00 noon- Amboli, Near Mahadevgad point; on the way to Lohagad- (20-06-2010); Kanakeshwar, Alibag: 22 June, 2010; 05th May 2010, Devrai , Near Amba Ghat, Shahuwadi, Dist. Kolhapur, Maharashtra; Matheran Hills, Panvel side;

Flower from Devrai.. – efloraofindia | Google Groups
Turrea villosa – efloraofindia | Google Groups
Tree for ID SMP 30/05/10 – efloraofindia | Google Groups
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Tamhini ghat near Pune, MH :: Tree with fruits for ID :: ARK2025-078: 3 high res. images.

This tree was seen by the roadside in the Tamhini ghat near Pune, MH in Aug 2025.
Is it some Glochidion?


Turraea pubescens Hell.

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Updated on September 6, 2025

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