Bark
The bark is grey, smooth.
Tetrapilus dioicus
Syn. Olea dioica
IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated
(NE)
Local name
- Rose Sandalwood (English)
- Karamba (Marathi)
- Etaali (Tamil)
Tree type
Evergreen
Deciduous
Family: Oleaceae
15m
Indicated uses
Medicinal
Edible
Ornamental
Avenue
Other
Flowering & fruiting
Flowering
Fruiting
Key characters
Leaves
Oblong-elliptic, pointed at both ends, 7–12 cm long. Hairless, leathery, with margins either distantly serrate (with strong teeth) or entire.
Flower
Small, greenish-white, sometimes pink-tinged, arranged in opposite panicles on leafless branchlets; calyx bell-shaped, about 1 mm long, corolla tube 2.5 mm, ending in four triangular lobes.
Fruit / Seeds
A small, fleshy, ellipsoid to subglobose drupe measuring roughly 8 × 6 mm, turning from green to a distinct purplish-black or deep blue when ripe.
Did you know?
In southern India, Karivetti or Karivettimaram refers to its dark, charred-looking bark and mature branches; kari means “black” or “charcoal” in Malayalam and Tamil.
Distribution
Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar