Cadaba trifoliata (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.

 
  • Family : CAPPARACEAE
    (CAPER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Capparaceae
  • Species : Cadaba trifoliata
  • Synonym : Cadaba triphylla Wight
  • Basionym : Stroemia trifoliata Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cadaba trifoliata Wight & Arn.
  • Vernacular name : Purna (Tam.); Nallagara, Chekkondi (Tel.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-02
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., Karuppusamy, Tilakar M
  • Collection Date : 16/06/14
  • Collection Locality : Azhagar Hills, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu State
  • Habitat : Dry evergreen forest
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : February-November
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Common in dry deciduous forests of Central and southern Eastern Ghats. Roots are medicinal.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district) (Tamil Nadu State); Chittoor district, Kadapa district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.; 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=Cadaba trifoliata. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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