Atalantia monophylla DC.

 
  • Family : RUTACEAE
    (CITRUS FAMILY OR RUE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Rutaceae
  • Species : Atalantia monophylla
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Atalantia monophylla DC.
  • Common name : Wild Lime
  • Vernacular name : Kadu nimbe (Kan.); Kattuelumicahi, Kattu naarangam (Tam.); Erra munukudu, Adavi nimma, Karu nimma (Tel.); Narguni, Narangi, Narunga (Ori.); Atavi jambeera (San.)
  • Collection Nos : FAP 39561; HJCB-E-07
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy; Arun Singh R., Karuppusamy & Thilakar M.
  • Collection Date : 12/11/2010; 16/06/2014
  • Collection Locality : Kalasamudram, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State; Azhagar Hills, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu State
  • Habitat : Deciduous forest
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Native : Indian sub-continent
  • Comments : Common in Eastern Ghats in scrub jungles or in moist and dry deciduous forests above 500 m.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district) (Tamil Nadu State); Prakasham district, Kadapa district, Kurnool district, Anantapur district, Guntur district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, Visakhapatnam district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais 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.; Naidu, M.T. & O.A. Kumar (2015). Tree species diversity in the Eastern Ghats of northern Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(8): 7443-7459
  • 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=Atalantia monophylla. Downloaded on 1 July 2025.

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