Bilisooli / Officinal Breynia
Breynia vitis-idaea
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- February-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Breynia vitis-idaea
- Genus
- Breynia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests, also moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Southeast Asia, China, Malaysia, Ryukyu Islands
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Bengali
- পানছিটকি, পানকুশি, পানজুলি
- Tamil
- சிவப்புப்பூலா civappu-p-pula, பவளப்பூலா pavala-p-pula, செம்பூலா
- Telugu
- పొగడ pogada, ఎల్లారి yellari, యెర్ర బల్లి yerra-balli
- Kannada
- ಬಿಳಿಸೂಲಿ Bilisooli, ಕಾಡು ನುಗ್ಗೆ Kaadu nugge ಬಾಮರಿ Baamari, ಬಿಳಿಸೂಲಿಗೆ Bilisoolige
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുനിരൂരി kattuniruri, പാവലപൂല pavalapula, കാട്ടുനിരൂരി
About Bilisooli
Officinal Breynia (Breynia vitis-idaea) is a shrub belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. It is typically found in semi-evergreen forests, also moist deciduous forests. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Southeast Asia, China, Malaysia, Ryukyu Islands. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-August.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Bilisooli belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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