Kanta Karanja / Wood Gossip Caesalpinia
Caesalpinia crista
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- February-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Caesalpinia crista
- Genus
- Caesalpinia
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests and mangrove forests
- Distribution
- India, Southeast Asia, Polynesia, Australia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- कांटा करंज kanta karanja, कटकरंज katkaranja
- Bengali
- বেকাঁটানাটা bekamtanata, কুটুমকাঁটা kutumakamta, লতিকাঁটা latikamta
- Tamil
- முட்கொன்றை mut-konrai, பபேசியே
- Telugu
- ముళ్లతీగ mulluthige, ఫాబేసి
- Kannada
- ಕಿರಿ ಗೆಜ್ಜುಗ kiri gejjuga, ಸಣ್ಣ ಗೆಜ್ಜುಗ sanna gejjuga, ಚಪ್ಪರದವರೆ
- Malayalam
- ആറ്റുപരണ്ട aattuparanda, കാക്കമുള്ള് kaakkamullu, കഴഞ്ച് kazhanchi, ഫാബേസീ
- Marathi
- बनकरेटी ban-kareti, सागर लता sagar lata, फबासिए
- Sinhala
- රනිල කුලය
About Kanta Karanja
Wood Gossip Caesalpinia (Caesalpinia crista) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Caesalpiniaceae family (Senna family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate pinnate/bipinnate leaves, raceme/panicle flower clusters, pod/legume fruit. It is typically found in deciduous forests and mangrove forests. It occurs across India, Southeast Asia, Polynesia, Australia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-June. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Kanta Karanja belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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