About Indian Cadaba
Cadaba fruticosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Capparaceae. It is a shrub native to Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka on the Indian Subcontinent. Its habitat includes the dry parts of the Gangetic plain, down through the Vindhya Range, to Deccan thorn scrub forests in southern India and dry forests of northern Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is known from to the Gangetic Plain of northern India and Bangladesh, south to Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana. It is found in Rayalaseema, central and eastern parts of Karnataka and south to Tamil Nadu, west to rainshadow regions around Palakkad and Punalur.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cadaba fruticosa
- Genus
- Cadaba
- Family
- CAPPARACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub (Straggling)
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Yemen
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Indian Cadaba belongs to the Capparaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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