About Sacred Barna
Crateva magna is a species of flowering plant in the family Capparaceae. It is a small wild or cultivated tree native to Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam. It is often found along streams, and also in dry, deep boulder formations in Sub-Himalayan tracts. Crateva nurvala is now generally considered to be a synonym of this species.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crateva nurvala
- Genus
- Crateva
- Family
- CAPPARACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Asia
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)

Botanical family
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Sacred Barna belongs to the Capparaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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