About Wild Lime
Atalantia monophylla is a species of plants in the family Rutaceae. They are woody climbers naturally found in tropical regions. Several species in the genus Atalantia monophylla have been used in traditional medicine, such as the Ayurvedic system from India.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Atalantia monophylla
- Genus
- Atalantia
- Family
- RUTACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka to Indo-China
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- Anakamitam, Iyachakurinji, காட்டு எலுமிச்சை
- Kannada
- Adavi limbe, Adavi nimbe
- Malayalam
- Katnaranjee, Kattukurunnu, Kattukurunta
- Marathi
- माकड़लिम्बु Maakadlimbu, मकड़लिम्बु Makadlimbu
Botanical family
Rutaceae
Citrus/Rue family
Wild Lime belongs to the Rutaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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