• Family : APOCYNACEAE
  (Dogbane Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : APOCYNACEAE
• Basionym : Wrightia rothii G.Don
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Wrightia tinctoria subsp. rothii (G.Don) Ngan
• Vernacular name : Pala Kursha, Nili, Algila, Halgatti (Kannada)
• Habit : Tree
• Comments / notes : Some specimens of Godavari districts have large leaves, tomentose beneath and follicles up to 18 inches long. Root used as an antidote for snake bite
• Key identification features : A deciduous tree; Bracts often pink or lilac; Leaves tomentose beneath; Petals are deflexed.
• Flower, Fruit : March-July
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : West Godavari district, East Godavari district, Anantapur district, Kurnool district, Kadapa district
  • Karnataka : Ballari district, Bengaluru district, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district, Vijayapura (Bijapur) district, Bidar district
• Native : India
• Endemism : Deccan Peninsular India
• World Distribution : India
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Literature : N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka Vol. 1; Gamble Fl. Madras Pres. Vol. 2: 816. 1921; 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=Wrightia tinctoria subsp. rothii. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.

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