Kakamari / Fish Berry
Anamirta cocculus
Also known as Crow Killer, Levant Berries
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- August-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Anamirta cocculus
- Genus
- Anamirta
- Family
- Menispermaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous, Evergreen forests, also sacred groves in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Indo-China, Incl. Philippines and Newguinea
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Goa, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Menispermaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Bilateral
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Variable
Typical of the Menispermaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- काकमारी Kakamari,काकमारी kakamari
- Tamil
- cantiropam, kakamari, kakanacam
- Kannada
- ಕಾಕಮಾರಿ Kaakamaari, ಕಾಕಿಸೊಪ್ಪುಗೆಡ್ಡೆ Kaakisoppugedde, ಕಾಗೆ ಮಾಂಬಳ್ಳಿ
- Malayalam
- anakrytu, anamrytu, garalaphala
- Marathi
- काकमारी kakmari, kaarvi, kadu-phal
About Kakamari
Fish Berry (Anamirta cocculus) is a liana belonging to the Menispermaceae family (Moonseed Family). It is typically found in moist deciduous, evergreen forests, also sacred groves in the plains. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Indo-China, Incl. Philippines and Newguinea. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-May.
Menispermaceae
Moonseed Family
Kakamari belongs to the Menispermaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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