Ardisia elliptica Thunb.
Campus Location
Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad
Systematic position
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Ardisia elliptica is an evergreen tree native to the west coast of India, Sri Lanka, Indo-china, Malaysia, Indonesia and New Guinea. It grows up to a height of 5 m; leaves alternate, elliptic to elliptic- obovate, entire and leathery; umbellate inflorescences; fruits are drupes, red to deep purple or black when ripen; seeds spherical.
- Underutilized fruit plant.
Ardisia elliptica Thunb.
Campus Location
Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad
Systematic position
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Ardisia elliptica is an evergreen tree native to the west coast of India, Sri Lanka, Indo-china, Malaysia, Indonesia and New Guinea. It grows up to a height of 5 m; leaves alternate, elliptic to elliptic- obovate, entire and leathery; umbellate inflorescences; fruits are drupes, red to deep purple or black when ripen; seeds spherical.
- Underutilized fruit plant.