✿Capparaceae · Cadaba
Dabi / Indian Cadaba
Cadaba fruticosa
Shrub (Straggling)outdoorMedicinal
- Habit
- Shrub (Straggling)
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cadaba fruticosa
- Genus
- Cadaba
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Habit
- Shrub (Straggling)
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Yemen
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Capparaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Capparaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- डाबी dabi, कोधब kodhab
- Tamil
- உருவாரச்சம்மட்டி uru-vara-c-camatti, விழுந்தி vilunti, விழுந்தி
- Telugu
- ఆడ మొరినిక, చేకొణది
- Kannada
- ಮರಗಾಡೆ ಗಿಡ maragade gida
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടകത്തി kattakatti, വിഴുതി viluti, വിഴുതി
- Marathi
- हबब habab, काळी टाकळी kali takali, वेलिबी velibi
About Dabi
Indian Cadaba (Cadaba fruticosa) is a shrub (straggling) belonging to the Capparaceae family (Caper Family). It is usually grown in outdoor settings. It occurs across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Yemen. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Dabi belongs to the Capparaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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