Solenocarpus indicus
| Solenocarpus indicus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Solenocarpus |
| Species: | S. indicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Solenocarpus indicus Wight & Arn.
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| Synonyms | |
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Spondias indica (Wight & Arn.) Airy Shaw & Forman | |
Solenocarpus indicus is a tree in the family Anacardiaceae,[1] commonly known as Indian hog plum.
Description
The bark is smooth and greyish-green; the branchlets are glabrous with corky bark. The leaves are compound, imparipinnate, and clustered at the ends of twigs. The leaflets are opposite, in 3–7 pairs with a terminal one. The inflorescence is a terminal panicle bearing bisexual, white, and fragrant flowers. The fruit is a small, oblong one-seeded drupe.
Phenology
Solenocarpus indicus flowers and fruits in January–March.[2]
References
- ^ "Solenocarpus indicus Wight & Arn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
- ^ Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Spondias indica. Downloaded on 14 October 2025.