Polyalthia longipedicellata

Polyalthia longipedicellata (Alister, G.Rajkumar, Nazarudeen & Pandur.) Shailaj., B.Parthipan, A.K.Sreekala & E.S.S.Kumar, Global J. Biosci. Biotechnol. 8(1): 117 (2019) (syn: Polyalthia malabarica var. longipedicellata Alister, G.Rajkumar, Nazarudeen & Pandur.);
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SW. India as per POWO;
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687 ID wild plant: 18 high res. images.
Please ID wild plant,

Location: bloomed near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA
Altitude: 1500fsl
Flower date: 06APR2024, 03.55pm
Habitat: wild moisture evergreen sloppy misty canopied highland 
Plant habit: small erect branched tree, hard woody cylindrical stem 02cm base diameter, greenish purple sprout
Height: 03 feet
Leaves: alternate elliptic acute simple glossy, size upto: 12×5cm
Flower: axillary bud, greenish yellow, non fragrant, diameter:1.5cm
Fruit: berry green into scarlet globular glabrous, diameter: 12mm

Please check Polyalthia malabarica var. malabarica (Bedd.) M. Turner.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Polyalthia-malabarica-var-longipedicellata-M-Alister-G-Rajkumar-A-Nazarudeen_fig2_319040856


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


 

 

 

 

 


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References:
POWO https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338383827_Note_on_Polyalthia_longipedicellata– January 2019

Updated on March 27, 2026

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