• Family : RHAMNACEAE
  (BUCKTHORN FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Rhamnaceae
• Species : Scutia myrtina
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Scutia myrtina (Burm. f.) Kurz
• Common name : Cat Thorn
• Vernacular name : Kurti, Karanji (Kan.); Kokkimullu, Tuvadi (Tam.); Garika (Tel.)
• Key identification features : Armed with prominent spines.
• Habit : Climbing Shrub
• Flower, Fruit : March-July
• Comments : On plains and scrub jungles up to 1200 m. Also common on denuded slopes and forest borders where they sometimes become dominant.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Nellore district, Kadapa district, Chittoor district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Puri district, Khurda district, Ganjam district (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, India, Seychelles, Mascarene Islands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; 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=Scutia myrtina. Downloaded on 1 February 2025.

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