Herbarium JCB

Azima tetracantha Lam.

Family : SALVADORACEAE
(SALVADORA FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Salvadoraceae
Species : Azima tetracantha
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Azima tetracantha Lam.
Vernacular name : Kanta gur kamai (Hin.); Yessagale, Biliuppina gida, Goni gida (Kan.); Mulsangu (Tam.); Tella Uppili, Mursangu, Mundra Kampa, Puttu podha, Uppara podha (Tel.); Kundali (San.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-50
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy, Rajasri Ray
Collection Date : 12/09/14
Collection Locality : Pungalam R.F., Javadhu Hills, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu State
Habitat : Scrub forest
Key identification features : Armed shrub. Spines 4.
Habit : Shrub
Flower, Fruit : February-April
Native : India
Comments : In plains tp 500 m, common in wastelands and a ready colonizer.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district, Kolar district (Karnataka State); Gingee Hills (Villupuram district), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Chittoor district, Srikakulam district, Simhachalam Hills (Visakhapatnam district), East Godavari district, West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Balasore district, Puri district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Arabia, Africa, Madagascar, Phillipines
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
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=Azima tetracantha. Downloaded on 6 July 2025.