Leea indica (Burm.f.) Merr.

 
  • Family : LEEACEAE
    (Leea Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KUKUR JIHWA FAMILY (कुकुर जिह्वा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Vitaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Staphylea indica Burm.f.; Aquilicia ottilis Gaertn.; Aquilicia sambucina L.; Leea arborea Sieber ex Miq.; Leea biserrata Miq.; Leea callosa Zipp. ex Miq.; Leea celebica C.B.Clarke; Leea divaricata Teijsm. & Binn.; Leea expansa Craib; Leea fuliginosa Miq.; Leea gigantea Griff.; Leea gracilis Lauterb.; Leea heterophylla Zipp. ex Miq.; Leea naumannii Engl.; Leea nova-guineensis Valeton; Leea ottilis DC.; Leea palembanica Miq.; Leea pubescens Zipp. ex Miq.; Leea ramosii Merr.; Leea robusta Blume; Leea roehrsiana Sander; Leea sambucifolia Salisb.; Leea sambucina Willd.; Leea simplex Zipp. ex Miq.; Leea speciosa Sieber ex Miq.; Leea striata Zipp. ex Miq.; Leea sumatrana Miq.; Leea sundaica Miq.; Leea umbraculifera C.B.Clarke; Leea viridiflora Planch.; Otillis zeylanica Gaertn.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Leea indica (Burm. f.) Merr.
  • Common name : Bandicoot Berry
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kurkurjhiwa (Hindi)
    • Nedili, Andilu, Karote (Kannada)
    • Neykki, Ottanali, Polavakkodi (Tamil)
    • Ankadosa (Telugu)
    • Kaladchana (Oria)
    • Jeera vali (Sanskrit)
    • Chorianthali, Erattayani, Kudanjazhuku, Maniperandi, Njakku, Nyeru (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Degraded semi-evergreen and Tropical evergreen forests, also in the plains
  • Comments / notes : On hills above 750m in sholas.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-November
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh, K. Sankara Rao, Raja K. Swamy
  • Collection Date : 25/10/2014
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-298
  • Collection Locality : Way to K.P. Dam, Tirumala Hills, Chittoor district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : East Godavari district, Vishakapatnam district, Nellore district, West Godavari district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Mayurbhanj district, Bargarh district, Angul district, Puri district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Kanyakumari district, Madurai district, The Nilgiri district, Salem district, Tiruchirapalli district, Tirunelveli district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Native : Indian subcontinent
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, Thailand, China, Malesia, N.Australia
  • 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
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • 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.
    • M.R. Almeida (1996). Flora of Maharashtra vol.1.
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 132
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Leea indica. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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