Catha edulis (Vahl) Forss.

 
  • Family : CELASTRACEAE
    (Staff-Tree Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MALKANGANI FAMILY (मालकांगनी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : CELASTRACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Catha edulis (Vahl) Endl.
  • Common name : Arabian Tea
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Leaves and leaf buds contain an alkaloid, when chewed fresh or dried condition act as stimulant.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-January
  • Collection Nos : CS 47
  • Native : Ethiopia
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature : Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Flora of Bangalore district, Karnataka state; Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Catha edulis. Downloaded on 3 April 2025.

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