About Rheed's False Olive
Cansjera rheedei is a scandent shrub distributed from India, across Southeast Asia, China, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines. It was described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his work System Naturae ed. 13[bis]: 280 (1791).
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cansjera rheedei
- Genus
- Cansjera
- Family
- OPILIACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests and scrub jungles, also in sacred groves
- Distribution
- India through Malaya to Hong Kong and North Australia
- 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
Botanical family
Opiliaceae
False Olive Family
Rheed's False Olive belongs to the Opiliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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