Garari / Toxic Gooseberry
Cleistanthus collinus
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- June-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cleistanthus collinus
- Genus
- Cleistanthus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-February
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- गराड़ी Garari, गर्राड़ Garrar
- Tamil
- ஒடுவங்காய் Otuvankaay, Nilaippalai, Odaichi, ஒடுவன் தழை
- Telugu
- Kadise, Korshe, Korsi
- Kannada
- Badedarige, ಬೋಳದರಗ Boladaraga, Bodadaraga, ಬೋಳದರಗ
- Malayalam
- Nilappala, Odugu, ഒടുക്ക്
- Marathi
- Garari, गराड़ी
About Garari
Toxic Gooseberry (Cleistanthus collinus) is a tree belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. It is typically found in deciduous forests. It is native to India, Sri Lanka. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during June-February. Its conservation status has been assessed as Vulnerable (VU).
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Garari belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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