Nalbila / Oriental Purpleberry
Cipadessa baccifera
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- March-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cipadessa baccifera
- Genus
- Cipadessa
- Family
- Meliaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Scrub, deciduous, moist deciduous, semi-Evergreen forests, also in the sacred groves
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Java, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand to Vietnam, Mayasia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Meliaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Meliaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Nalbila
- Tamil
- Puilipan cheddi
- Kannada
- Narsullu, ಸಿತ್ತುಂಡೆ Sittunde, ಚೇಡುಬೀರ Chedubeera
- Malayalam
- Kaipanarangi, Potti, Pulippanchedi
- Marathi
- Ranabili, Gudmai, गुदमाई
About Nalbila
Oriental Purpleberry (Cipadessa baccifera) is a shrub belonging to the Meliaceae family (Mahogany/Neem family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate pinnate compound leaves, panicle flower clusters, capsule/drupe/berry fruit. It is typically found in scrub, deciduous, moist deciduous, semi-evergreen forests, also in the sacred groves. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Java, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand to Vietnam, Mayasia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-November.
Meliaceae
Mahogany/Neem family
Nalbila belongs to the Meliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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