Atalantia monophylla DC.

 
  • Family : RUTACEAE
    (Rue Or Citrus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NIMBU FAMILY (नींबू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rutaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Trichilia spinosa Willd.; Turraea virens Hell.; Atalantia carissoides Wall.; Atalantia floribunda Wight; Atalantia malabarica (Raf.) Yu.Tanaka; Atalantia platystigma Wight; Atalantia puberula Miq.; Atalantia spinosa (Willd.) Yu.Tanaka; Atalantia umbellata M.Roem.; Limonia spinosa Spreng.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Atalantia monophylla DC.
  • Common name : Wild Lime
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kadu nimbe (Kannada)
    • Kattunaarangam, Kattuelumitcahi (Tamil)
    • Karu nimma, Erra munukudu, Adavi nimma (Telugu)
    • Narguni, Narangi, Narunga (Oria)
    • Atavi jambeera (Sanskrit)
    • Katunarenga (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Easily known by its tufted stem
  • Key identification features : A small evergreen tree with a deeply fluted stem, the bark with white, grey, or dark brown patches, cut creamy yellow. Flowers white, slender pedicelled; stamens 6-8, Berry ovoid at first, finally globose.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy; Arun Sing, Karuppusamy, Thilakar
  • Collection Date : 12-11-2010, 16-06-2014
  • Collection Nos : FAP 39561; HJCB-E-07
  • Collection Locality : Kalasamudram RF, Anantapur district (ATP); Azhagar Hills, Madurai districts (TN)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Prakasam district, Kadapa district, Kurnool district, Guntur district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Anantapur district, Vishakapatnam district
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Belagavi district, Ballari district, Davanagare district, Kolar district, Mandya district, Mysuru district, Tumakuru district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Idukki district, Alappuzha district
    • Maharashtra : Kolhapur district, Satara district, Konkan
    • Odisha : Khurda district, Puri district, Balasore district, Mayurbhanj district
    • Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
  • Native : Indian subcontinent
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka to Indo-China
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
    • J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • Saldanha, C.J. (1996). Flora of Karnataka vol. 2. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Flora of Bangalore district
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 -Flora of Coorg district
    • Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District
    • Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere district
    • N.P. Sing & S. Karthikeyan 2000. Flora of Maharastra vol 1. Botanical survey of India, Govt. India.
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 108
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Atalantia monophylla. Downloaded on 27 July 2024.

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