Karamb / Large Flowered Calacanthus
Calacanthus grandiflorus
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka
- Flowering
- October-December
How to identify Karamb
Identify Karamb by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Karamb.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Calacanthus grandiflorus
- Genus
- Calacanthus
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Karamb itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Karamb itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- करंब karamb
- Malayalam
- കരിമകുറുഞ്ഞി karimkurunni
- Marathi
- मुगूट mugut
About Karamb
Large Flowered Calacanthus (Calacanthus grandiflorus) is a shrub in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Karnataka. Flowering and fruiting run from October to December.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Karamb belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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