Mainphal / Emetic Nut
Catunaregam spinosa
Also known as Common Emetic Nut, Mountain Pomegranate
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Catunaregam spinosa
- Genus
- Catunaregam
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, East Tropical Africa, Malaysia, Java, Sumatra, S.China
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Rubiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- मैनफल Mainphal
- Nepali
- मैदाल Maidaal, मैन फल Main Phal, मैन काँडा Main Kaandaa
- Tamil
- Madkarai, பெருங்காரை
- Telugu
- Marrga
- Kannada
- Kaarekaayi-gida
- Malayalam
- Karacchulli, കാരച്ചുള്ളി
- Marathi
- गेळा Gela, मैनफळ Mainphal, गेळa=மருக்காரை, गेळा
About Mainphal
Emetic nut (Catunaregam spinosa) is a shrub belonging to the Rubiaceae family (Coffee/Madder family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, cymose/panicle/head flower clusters, berry/drupe/capsule fruit. It is typically found in moist deciduous forests. It is native to India. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Mainphal belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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