False Columba
Coscinium fenestratum
Also known as Tree Turmeric
- Habit
- Liana
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- August-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Coscinium fenestratum
- Genus
- Coscinium
- Family
- Menispermaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Menispermaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Bilateral
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Variable
Typical of the Menispermaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಬಳ್ಳಿ ಅರಿಶಿನ
- Malayalam
- മരമഞ്ഞൾ, Coscinium Fenestratum
- Sinhala
- වෙනිවැල්
About False Columba
False Columba (Coscinium fenestratum) is a liana belonging to the Menispermaceae family (Moonseed Family). It is typically found in semi-evergreen and evergreen forests. Native to India, it is distributed across Indo-Malesia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-October.
Menispermaceae
Moonseed Family
False Columba belongs to the Menispermaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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