Ambgool / South Indian Silverberry
Elaeagnus latifolia
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- November-March
How to identify Ambgool
Identify Ambgool by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing shrub habit.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Elaeagnaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ambgool.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Elaeagnus latifolia
- Genus
- Elaeagnus
- Family
- Elaeagnaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen, evergreen, moist deciduous-and shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Elaeagnaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Elaeagnaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- Melekollija, ಹಿಟ್ಟೆಲೆ Hittele, ಕೆರಹುಳಿ Kerahuli
- Malayalam
- കയലമ്ബുവല്ലീ Kayalampuvalli, kylambuvalli
- Marathi
- अम्बगुल Ambgool, Nurgi, अम्बगुल Ambgul
About Ambgool
South Indian Silverberry (Elaeagnus latifolia) belongs to the Elaeagnaceae family, where it grows as a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu and 9 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen, evergreen, moist deciduous-and shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to March.
Elaeagnaceae
Oleaster Family
Ambgool belongs to the Elaeagnaceae family.
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