Kojambe Balli / Large Leaved Climbing Bushwillow
Combretum latifolium
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- December-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Combretum latifolium
- Genus
- Combretum
- Family
- Combretaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests, also in sacred groves
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia, India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam, Kerala, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Combretaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kojambe Balli itself; the rest are typical of the Combretaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಕೊಜಂಬೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ kojambe balli
- Malayalam
- മഞ്ഞൾവള്ളി manna-valli
- Marathi
- मोठा पिळुक motha piluk
About Kojambe Balli
Large Leaved Climbing Bushwillow (Combretum latifolium) is a woody climber in the Combretaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 4 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests, also in sacred groves. Flowering and fruiting run from December to April.
Combretaceae
Indian almond family
Kojambe Balli belongs to the Combretaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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