sanjeet.biotech@gmail.com
Syn:
Limonia crenulata Roxb.; Hesperethusa crenulata (Roxb.) M. Roem.
Local Name:
Bentha, Ranabele, Kumbali.
Small tree
with spines. Branches are pubescent. Leaves are winged with 5-7 leaflets.
Flowers are white. Fruits are berry globose and turn black when ripe. It is
common in scrub and drier forests of the state.
Flowering :
April to June.
Fruiting:
November to December.
Sald.
& Nicols. Fl. Hassan Dist. 387. 1976; Gamble, Fl. Madras 1: 157. 1997 (re.
ed); Sasidharan, Biodiversity documentation for Kerala- Flowering Plants, part
6: 82. 2004; Saldanha, Fl. Karnataka 2: 222. 1996.
Saxena
HO and Brahmam M. The Flora of Orissa. (1994). Volume-1 (Ranunculaceae4 to
Fabaceae.
No comments:
Post a Comment