Uvaria narum (Dunal) Wight & Arn.

 
  • Family : ANNONACEAE
    (CUSTARD-APPLE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Annonaceae
  • Species : Uvaria narum
  • Basionym : Unona narum Dunal
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Uvaria narum Wall.
  • Vernacular name : Kariballi, Unamani gida (Kan.); Pulikkan, Manikolinjan (Tam.); Neelvalli (San.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-35
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., A.N.Sringeswara & Imran Baig
  • Collection Date : 08/04/14
  • Collection Locality : Amirthi R.F., Vellore district, Tamil Nadu State
  • Habitat : Dry evergreen forest
  • Habit : Liana
  • Flower, Fruit : December-April; November-December
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • Comments : Frequent along rivers and streams on lower hills and in shola forests of higher hill ranges above 900 m. Also, in deciduous forests of the ghats in southern Eastern Ghats.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Salem district, Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; 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=Uvaria narum. Downloaded on 6 July 2025.

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