Malkangani / Black Oil Plant
Celastrus paniculatus
Also known as Climbing Staff Plant, Intellect Plant
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- March-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Celastrus paniculatus
- Genus
- Celastrus
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Siam, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, China, Australia, New Caledonia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
Typical of the Celastraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Celastraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- मालकंगनी Malkangani,मालकांगनी malakangani
- Nepali
- खुजुर Kujur
- Bengali
- kijri, malkangani
- Tamil
- குவரிகுண்டல் Kuvarikuntal, மண்ணைக்கட்டி Mannai-k-katti, வாலுளுவை Valuluvai
- Telugu
- కాసరతీగె Kasara-tige, మానెరు Maneru, జ్యోతిష్మతి
- Kannada
- ಭವಂಗಬೀಜ Bhavanga Beeja, ಕರಿಗನ್ನೆ Kariganne, ಕರಿಗೊನ್ನೆ Karigonne
- Malayalam
- പൊലുലവമ് Polulavam, കിളിതീനിപ്പഞ്ഞി
- Marathi
- कांगुणी Kanguni, माळकांगोणी Malkangoni, कांगुणी, मालकांगोणी
About Malkangani
Black oil plant (Celastrus paniculatus) is a liana belonging to the Celastraceae family (Staff-Tree Family). It is typically found in moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests. It occurs across India, Siam, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, China, Australia, New Caledonia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-December.
Celastraceae
Staff-Tree Family
Malkangani belongs to the Celastraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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