Anakamitam / Wild Lime
Atalantia monophylla
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar Islands & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Atalantia monophylla
- Genus
- Atalantia
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka to Indo-China
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Type
- Variable
Typical of the Rutaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Rutaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Anakamitam, Iyachakurinji, காட்டு எலுமிச்சை
- Kannada
- Adavi limbe, Adavi nimbe
- Malayalam
- Katnaranjee, Kattukurunnu, Kattukurunta
- Marathi
- माकड़लिम्बु Maakadlimbu, मकड़लिम्बु Makadlimbu
About Anakamitam
Wild Lime (Atalantia monophylla) is a tree belonging to the Rutaceae family (Citrus/Rue family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate compound/simple leaves, cymose/panicle flower clusters, hesperidium/drupe/capsule fruit. It is typically found in dry deciduous forests. Native to Indian subcontinent, it is distributed across India, Sri Lanka to Indo-China. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Rutaceae
Citrus/Rue family
Anakamitam belongs to the Rutaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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