• Family : FABACEAE
  (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
• Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
• Species : Caesalpinia bonduc
• Synonym : Caesalpinia bonducella (L.) Fleming
• Basionym : Guilandina bonducella L.
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb.
• Common name : Bonduc-nut, Fever-nut, Physic-nut
• Vernacular name : Katkaranj, Gataran, Karanju, Katkaliji (Hin.); Gajaga, Gajjuga, Heggejjuga (Kan.); Kazharchikkaai (Kalichikai) (Tam.); Gatchekai, Gachakaya (Tel.); Kotakoleja, Gilogila (Ori.); Lata karanja (San.)
• Habit : Liana
• Flower, Fruit : August-April
• Native : Tropics
• Comments : Common in thickets and scrub forests of the Eastern Ghats. Also in forest clearings.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Kurnool district, West Godavari district, Rampa Hills (East Godavari district), Sankagiri Hills (Srikakulam district), Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Koraput district, Ganjam district, Chandaka Forest (Khurda district), Puri district, Sambalpur district (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : Tropics of the World
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Caesalpinia bonduc. Downloaded on 6 July 2025.

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