Rhizophoraceae · Carallia

Antimiriyam / Carallia

Carallia brachiata

TreeMedicinal
Habit
Tree
Found in India
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
Flowering
October-May

Plant Details

Scientific name
Carallia brachiata
Genus
Carallia
Habit
Tree
Habitat
Semi-Evergreen forests, plains and mangrove littoral
Habitat type
Coastal, Forest
Distribution
India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Bangladesh, China, Madagascar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia
Found in India
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Puducherry, Sikkim
Flowering & fruiting
October-May
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC)

Local Names

Nepali
काठे केरा kathe kera
Bengali
kierpa, কিয়েরপা
Tamil
அந்திமிரியம் antimiriyam
Telugu
గిజురు చెట్టు gijuru chettu, కారల్లి kaaralli
Kannada
ಅಂಡಿಮುರುಗಲು andimurugalu, ಅಂಡಿಪುನಾರು andipunaru, ಅಂಡಿಪುನಾರ್
Malayalam
വല്ലഭം vallabham, വങ്കണ vankana, വറങ്ങ് varangu
Marathi
फणशी phanshi

About Antimiriyam

A member of the Rhizophoraceae family, Carallia (Carallia brachiata) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 11 other states. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests, plains and mangrove littoral. Flowering and fruiting run from October to May.

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Botanical family

Rhizophoraceae

Mangrove Family

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