✿Salvadoraceae · Azima
Kanta-Gur-Kamai / Mistletoe
Azima tetracantha
ShrubMedicinal
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- February-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Azima tetracantha
- Genus
- Azima
- Family
- Salvadoraceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Scrub and the foothills of the deciduous forests, dry deciduous forests and also homesteads
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Arabia through Africa, Madagascar, Philippines
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kanta-gur-kamai, Kantagur-kamai
- Bengali
- ত্রিকাংটা জাতি Trikanta-jati
- Tamil
- Sugam Cheddi, Sangilai, Sung-elley, முட்சங்கன்
- Kannada
- ಗಂಜಿ ಮುಳ್ಳು Ganji Mullu, ಬಿಳಿ ಉಪ್ಪಿ ಗಿಡ Bili Uppi Gida, ಉಪ್ಪುಗೋಜೆ Uppu Goje
- Malayalam
- Yeshenku, Sankukuppi, Essanku
- Marathi
- सुक्का पाठा Sukkaa paatha, Sukkapat
About Kanta-Gur-Kamai
Mistletoe (Azima tetracantha) is a shrub belonging to the Salvadoraceae family (Salvadora Family). It is typically found in scrub and the foothills of the deciduous forests, dry deciduous forests and also homesteads. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-September. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Salvadoraceae
Salvadora Family
Kanta-Gur-Kamai belongs to the Salvadoraceae family.
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