Makad Limbu / Wild Lime
Atalantia racemosa var. bourdillonii
- Habit
- Shrub
- Flowering
- December-April
How to identify Makad Limbu
Identify Makad Limbu by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm fruit type: Small berry.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-April.
- Confirm it sits within the Rutaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Makad Limbu.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Makad Limbu 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 Makad Limbu 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 Makad Limbu
Wild Lime (Atalantia racemosa var. bourdillonii) is a shrub in the Rutaceae family. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to April.
Rutaceae
Citrus/Rue family
Makad Limbu belongs to the Rutaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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