Carissa carandas L.

 
  • Family : APOCYNACEAE
    (Dogbane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Carissa carandas L.
  • Common name : Christ's Thorn, Bengal Currants, Jasmine flowered Carissa
  • Vernacular name :
    • Karando, Karaunda (Hindi)
    • Karande gida (Kannada)
    • Kilaakkaai, Kalakkay (Tamil)
    • Pedda kalivi, Peddavaka kaya, Kali-kai, Vaaka, Kalivi, Vaka (Telugu): Kerenda Koli, Anku Koli (Oria)
    • Karamardaka, Krishna phala (Sanskrit)
    • Karakka, Karanda, Kalachedi, Klavu (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Dry forests
  • Comments / notes : Occasional. On plains in scrub jungles to 900m, on river banks etc.
  • Key identification features : Tropical dry deciduous forests, Tropical dry everygreen forests
  • Flower, Fruit : March-October
  • Collector(s) Name : M.Brahamam, N.C.Raut
  • Collection Date : 30/04/1991
  • Collection Nos : RRL 7074
  • Collection Locality : Lamjigarh, Odisha
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kadapa district, West Godavari district, East Godavari district, Chittoor district
    • Karnataka : Kolar district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Odisha : Kalhandi district, Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tiruvannamalai district, Villipuram district, Dharmapuri district, Vellore district, Cuddalore district
    • Jharkhand :
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Bangladesh, India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Indigenous Plants at Biodiversity Park, Ranchi - Ranchi Afforestation Division, Forest and Environmental Department, Jharkhand
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Carissa carandas. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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