Embelia tsjeriam-cottam (Roem. & Schult.) DC.

 
  • Family : MYRSINACEAE
    (MYRSINE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Primulaceae
  • Species : Embelia tsjeriam-cottam
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Embelia tsjeriam-cottam (Roem. & Schult.) A.DC.
  • Common name : Wind-berry
  • Vernacular name : Bhabhiramg, Baibirang (Hin.); Amti (Kan.); Kakkandankai (Tam.); Baibedanga, Nuninunika, Baibiring, Nununia, Bhaibirang (Ori.)
  • Key identification features : A small deciduous shrub or a small tree. Bark is brown, horizontally cracked. Leaves are simple, up to 10 cm long, 6 cm wide, ovate to obovate, glaucous beneath, eglandular. Flowers are small (about 0.5 cm), white, corolla papillose inside. Fruit is a drupe.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : May-January
  • Comments : Occasional in high altitudes of Eastern Ghats.
  • Conservation Status : Vulnerable (VU)
  • Distribution Locality : Srikakulam district, Prakasham district, Kurnool district (Andhra Pradesh State); Sambalpur district, Puri district, Ganjam district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa
  • 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=Embelia tsjeriam-cottam. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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