Monoon species- near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Dist. Kerala

262 ID wild tree: 7 high res. images.
Please ID wild tree,
Location: near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Dist. Kerala PIN:685607
Altitude: 1500fsl
Flower date: 24.01.2022, 01.10pm
Habitat: wild, moisture, riverside
Plant habit: tree, erect, branches, hard woody stem 40 inches circumference, long lasting
Height: 12 meters
Leaves: alternate, ovate, oblong, apex, size:25×10cm
Flower: diameter:13mm, green, non fragrant
Fruit:
Seed:
Camera: Canon EOS1500D

Try comparative images at Annonaceae.

It is something close to Monoon simiarum

Polyalthia malabaricum………. only a guessing

Thank you very much for ID suggestion, not it is. I have also images of Polyalthia malabarica, waiting for its fruits, here it is very small tree 05 feet height and 04 inch base circumference in shady habitat. Please check my image and screenshots,

Can it be Polyalthia shendurunii as per Biotik ?
Looks different from images at Monoon simiarum

I checked all the species listed in Flora of peninsular India under Polyalthia.
Closest I could is Polyalthia shendurunii as per Biotik

It may be Polyalthia shendurunii, dear …, bark of my tree seemed to be rough (expansion?), not smooth or glossy. Monoon simiarum is my suggestion only, thank you very much for ID my plant,

Please check this link :
http://keralaplants.in/keralaplantsdetails.aspx?id=Polyalthia_shendurunii

I can’t confirm based on these images but P. simiarum is not reported from Western Ghats
It could be Polyalthia fragrans or P. shendurunii or P. tirunelveliensis

Pl. try to take more and better images.

This looks like Polyalthia shendurunii Basha & Sasidh.
https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/17413

Yes, it is Polyalthia shendurunii, thank you very much for ID my tree.

I think it’s difficult to confirm the species of this plant based on the images taken by Sam. The image of the flower provided is that of an immature flower and hence cant be conclusive. We need images of the fruits to narrow down our options further.

Also, Monoon shendurunii so far seems to be restricted to Agasthyamala region, and is known only from Shendurney wildlife sanctuary. It is not yet reported from Idukki, although other species like fragrans, coffeoides are distributed there.

All the species of this genus look more or less similar with only subtle differences in flower position and shape of the fruitlet.

I am not saying that it cannot be M. shendurunii, just saying that we dont have sufficient information to narrow it down to this species and that its equally likely to be any of the other species in the genus from the Western Ghats

Hence its better to keep this as Monoon sp and wait until we have more information.

Thank you very much for the detailed explanations. I am documented a tree from another location with flowers having all petals which is close to Polyalthia shendurunii that … valuated and it’s images could be provided shortly.

Please validate ID request #685

https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/feCnrf2_CT4

This is in most likelihood, Monoon fragrans. Fruits would help to confirm.

I guess … is right : Polyalthia fragrans (Dalzell) Hook.f. & Thomson

Yes, it is Polyalthia fragrans, dear …, thank you very much for ID my tree.

Updated on July 17, 2025