• Family : MYRSINACEAE
  (Myrsine Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : VIDANGA FAMILY (विडंग फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : PRIMULACEAE
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Embelia tsjeriam-cottam (Roem. & Schult.) A.DC.
• Common name : Wind-berry
• Vernacular name : Bhabhiramg, Baibirang (Hindi); Amti (Kannada); Kakkandankai (Tamil); Baibedanga, Nuninunika, Baibiring, Nununia, Bhaibirang (Oria); Ammimuriyan, Cheriyannattam, Eeshaal (Malayalam)
• Habit : Climbing shrub
• Habitat : Moist deciduous forests, open forests and plains
• Flower, Fruit : May-January
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Srikakulam district
  • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Alappuzha district, Thiruvananthapuram district
  • Odisha : Sambalpur district, Puri district, Ganjam district, Mayurbhanj district
• World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
• Conservation Status : Vulnerable (VU)
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
• 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=Embelia tsjeriam-cottam. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.

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