Anakamitam / Wild Lime
Atalantia monophylla
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar Islands & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Anakamitam
Identify Anakamitam by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm fruit type: Small berry.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Rutaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Anakamitam.
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
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Anakamitam itself; the rest are typical of the Rutaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- Small berryrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Anakamitam itself; the rest are typical of the Rutaceae family — flowering plants only.
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 in the Rutaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and 2 other states. It grows in dry deciduous forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Rutaceae
Citrus/Rue family
Anakamitam belongs to the Rutaceae family.
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