✿Opiliaceae · Cansjera

Dhao-Romakaro / Rheed's False Olive

Cansjera rheedei

Climbing shrub

Habit: Climbing shrub
Found in India: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
Flowering: October-May

How to identify Dhao-Romakaro

Identify Dhao-Romakaro by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

Look for a climbing shrub habit.
Check the distinctive field mark: Scrambling shrub, semi-parasitic on roots of other plants.
In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-May.
In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and nearby regions.
Confirm it sits within the Opiliaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Dhao-Romakaro.

Plant Details

Scientific name: Cansjera rheedei
Genus: Cansjera
Family: Opiliaceae
Habit: Climbing shrub
Habitat: Deciduous forests and scrub jungles, also in sacred groves
Habitat type: Forest, Scrub
Distribution: India through Malaya to Hong Kong and North Australia
Found in India: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Gujarat, Kerala
Flowering & fruiting: October-May
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Local Names

Telugu: Naragonji, Naragonjitige, Naravanji
Kannada: Boda bakka, Naragonji
Malayalam: Scheru-valli-caniram, Cherukanniram
Marathi: Dhao-romakaro, Tilokaro
Odia: Pittabodaliya

About Dhao-Romakaro

Rheed's False Olive (Cansjera rheedei) is a climbing shrub in the Opiliaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and 3 other states. It grows in deciduous forests and scrub jungles, also in sacred groves. Flowering and fruiting run from October to May.