- Family : RUTACEAE
(Rue Or Citrus Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : NIMBU FAMILY (नींबू फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Rutaceae
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bergera koenigii L.
- Common name : Curry Leaf Tree, Curry bush
- Vernacular name :
- Barsanga, Kathnim, Curry pattha, Karepaaku (Hindi)
- Kari Bevu, Bevare (Kannada)
- Karuveppilai (Tamil)
- Karuvepaku, Karepaku (Telugu)
- Barsan, Bhursunga, Mirsing patra, Basango, Bhersinga (Oria)
- Kaidarya (Sanskrit)
- Khadilimb, Karipatta (Marathi)
- Kariveppila, Karivepu, Karuveppu, Veppila (Malayalam)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Cultivated
- Comments / notes : On hills up to 1400m. Often cultivated for the fragrant edible leaves for culinary use.
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : All districts of Andhra Pradesh
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
- Odisha : All districts of Odisha
- Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
- Jharkhand :
- Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
- Meghalaya : Meghalaya
- Assam : Assam
- Nagaland : Nagaland
- Delhi : Delhi
- Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
- Mizoram : Mizoram
- Manipur : Manipur
- Tripura : Tripura
- Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Malaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Malaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
- 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
- Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
- 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.
- 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=Murraya koenigii. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.
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