Akas Bel / Laurel Dodder
Cassytha filiformis
- Habit
- Parasite
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- May-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cassytha filiformis
- Genus
- Cassytha
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Habit
- Parasite
- Habitat
- On bushes and small trees, margins of deciduous and scrub forests, also in agricultural fields
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Lauraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Lauraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- आकास बेल akas bel
- Bengali
- সীতার চুল
- Tamil
- எருமைக்கொற்றான் erumai-k-korran, தூற்றுமைக்கொற்றான் turrumai-k-korran, பசுங்கொற்றான் pacu-n-korran
- Telugu
- ఆకాశవల్లి akasa-valli, ఆకాశవల్లి
- Kannada
- ಆಕಾಶ ಬಳ್ಳೀ aakaasha balli, ಅಮರ ಬಳ್ಳಿ amara balli, ಬೀಳು ಬಳ್ಳಿ bilu balli
- Marathi
- अमरवेल amarvel, अंबरवेल ambarvel
About Akas Bel
Laurel Dodder (Cassytha filiformis) is a parasite belonging to the Lauraceae family (Laurel/Cinnamon family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, panicle/umbel flower clusters, berry/drupe fruit. It is typically found in on bushes and small trees, margins of deciduous and scrub forests, also in agricultural fields. It occurs across Pantropical. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during May-December. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Akas Bel belongs to the Lauraceae family.
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