✿Rutaceae · Atalantia
Kuruntu / Bombay Atalantia
Atalantia racemosa
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- October-May
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kuruntu 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 Kuruntu itself; the rest are typical of the Rutaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- குருந்து kuruntu
- Kannada
- ಹುಚ್ಚು ನಿಂಬೆ huchhu nimbe
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുനാരകം kattunarakam, കാട്ടുനാരകം (Atalantia racemosa), Atalantia racemosa
- Marathi
- माकड लिंबू makad limbu, रान लिंबी ran limbi
About Kuruntu
Bombay Atalantia (Atalantia racemosa) is a shrub in the Rutaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. It grows in evergreen, semi-evergreen and dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to May.
Botanical family
Rutaceae
Citrus/Rue family
Kuruntu belongs to the Rutaceae family.
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