Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
  • Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
  • Species : Caesalpinia bonduc
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb.
  • Common name : Bonduc nut, Fever nut
  • Vernacular name : Lata karanja (San.); Katkaranj, Katkaliji (Hin.); Gajaga, Gajjuga, Heggejjuga (Kan.)
  • Collection Nos : CJS 12397, KFP 9391
  • Collector(s) Name : C.J.Saldanha; S.R.Ramesh & B.R.Ramesh
  • Habit : Liana
  • Comments : Fairly common in hedges and near to coast. Seeds are used medicinally.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Collection Locality : Channarayapatna (Hassan); Ramadurg hills (Belgaum)
  • Distribution Locality : Bangalore, Chikamagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Gulbarga, Kodagu, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttara Kannada
  • Floras referred : Saldanha, 1984; Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri; Seetharam et al., 2000 - Gulbarga; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Coorg; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara

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