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
Binomial name
Solenocarpus indicus Wight & Arn.
Synonyms
Spondias indica(Wight & Arn.) Airy Shaw & Forman

Solenocarpus indicus is a tree in the family Anacardiaceae, ^[1] , commonly known as Indian hog plum.^{[ citation needed ]}

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Phenology

Solenocarpus indicus flowers and fruits in January-March. ^[2]

References

1. "Solenocarpus indicus Wight & Arn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
2. 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.