Herbarium JCB

Murraya paniculata (L.) W.Jack

Family : RUTACEAE
(CITRUS FAMILY OR RUE FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Rutaceae
Species : Murraya paniculata
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack
Common name : Wild Curry Leaf Tree, Orange Jessamine
Vernacular name : Kamini, Marchula (Hin.); Kadu karibevu (Kan.); Kattukarivetpilai (Tam.); Nago golunga, Adavi karepaaku, Nara gongi, Puvvu velaga (Tel.); Banmalika, Biri jugi, Harkankali, Had kinkali (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0366
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R. & K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 31/12/15
Collection Locality : Way to Yelagiri Hills, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu State
Habitat : Mixed Deciduous Forest
Key identification features : A large evergreen shrub or a small tree. Leaves are alternate, pinnately compound with a characteristic aroma. Flowers are in dense clusters, both axillary and terminal, up to 1.5 cm across. Fruit is an ovoid, 1 cm long, one to two-seeded berry.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : March-May; August-September
Comments : Occasional in shade, up to 1400 m, especially in ravines.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Melagiri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Chittoor district, Visakhapatnam district (Andhra Pradesh State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Malesia to Australia
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 and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; 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=Murraya paniculata. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.