Statue of Unity – Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat Rain Forest Ektanagar

Holigarna arnottiana

Syn. Holigarna racemosa

IUCN Red List Least Concern (LC)

Local name

  • Black Varnish Tree (English)
  • Holageru (Konkani)
  • Karunceru (Tamil)

Tree type

Evergreen Deciduous
Family: Anacardiaceae
35m

Indicated uses

Medicinal Edible Ornamental Avenue Other

Flowering & fruiting

Flowering Fruiting

Key characters

Holigarna arnottiana bark

Bark

Bark is finely fissured and pustular. Branchlets are stout, round, hairless. Latex is white turning to black.

Holigarna arnottiana leaves

Leaves

Leaves are simple, alternate, arranged spirally, clustered at twig ends.

Holigarna arnottiana flower

Flower

Flowers are borne in panicles, 12-24 cm long, white or dull white pubescent, in leaf axils or at branch ends.

Holigarna arnottiana fruit / seeds

Fruit / Seeds

Fruit is obliquely ovoid, smooth rounded at tip, 3 cm long, wholly enclosed in obconic hypocarp, 1-seeded.

Holigarna arnottiana

Did you know?

Species in this genus produce urushiol, an oily compound responsible for severe skin irritation and allergic reactions, similar to the allergen found in poison ivy.

Distribution

World map showing distribution

SW. India