✿Capparaceae · Cadaba
Vizhudhi / Three-Leaf Cadaba
Cadaba trifoliata
ShruboutdoorMedicinal
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- February-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cadaba trifoliata
- Genus
- Cadaba
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous and dry Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-November
- 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
- Tamil
- Vizhudhi, manudukkurundu, purna
- Kannada
- Balaya
About Vizhudhi
Three-Leaf Cadaba (Cadaba trifoliata) is a shrub belonging to the Capparaceae family (Caper Family). It is typically found in deciduous and dry evergreen forests. It occurs across India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-November. The species is valued in traditional medicine.

Botanical family
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Vizhudhi belongs to the Capparaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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