✿Capparaceae · Crateva
Bama / Sacred Barna
Crateva nurvala
Also known as Galric Pear
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering
- February-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crateva nurvala
- Genus
- Crateva
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Asia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bama itself; the rest are typical of the Capparaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- White turning yellow/purplerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bama itself; the rest are typical of the Capparaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Assamese
- বৰুন Barun
- Bengali
- Tikoshak, বরুন Barun
- Gujarati
- Vaivama
- Hindi
- बरना Bama
- Kannada
- ನೆರ್ವಾಳ Nirvala
- Manipuri
- ꯂꯣꯢꯌꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂ Loiyumba lei
- Marathi
- Katarlingad
- Tamil
- Mavilingam, Narvala, Varanam
- Telugu
- Uskiaman, Voolemara, Vulimiri-chettu
- Urdu
- Barna ﺑﺮﻧﺎ
About Bama
Sacred Barna (Crateva nurvala) is a tree in the Capparaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Flowering and fruiting run from February to June.
Botanical family
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Bama belongs to the Capparaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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