Herbarium JCB

Naringi crenulata (Roxb.) Nicolson

Family : RUTACEAE
(CITRUS FAMILY OR RUE FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Rutaceae
Species : Naringi crenulata
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved
Common name : Elephant Nettle
Vernacular name : Beli (Hin.); Nayi belala, Nayi bullal, Kadubilvapatre (Kan.); Magavilvam (Tam.); Torri velaga, Toru-elaga, Kukka valaga (Tel.); Benta, Bhenta, Baintha, Ranabele (Ori.)
Key identification features : A small evergreen shrub. Bark is thin, light brown, corky and stiff thorns are present on the stem. Leaves are alternate, pinnately compound, with 3-7 leaflets, elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse at apex, crenate. Inflorescence is a cyme to about 2.5 cm long. Berry is globose, bluish-black.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : March-December
Native : India
Comments : Common in scrub and deciduous forests to 1300 m in Ghats.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kurnool district, West Godavari, Srikakulam district, East Godavari, Visakhapatnam district, Prakasham district (Andhra Pradesh State); Cuttack district, Puri district, Mayurbhanj district, Angul district, Kalahandi district, Koraput district, Ganjam district, Rayagadha district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indo-China, South-West China, Yunnan, Bhutan, Thailand, Java
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=Naringi crenulata. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.