About Wind-berry
Embelia tsjeriam-cottam, commonly known as vidanga, bhasmaka, krimighna, or vaivilangam is a species in the family Primulaceae.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Embelia tsjeriam-cottam
- Genus
- Embelia
- Family
- MYRSINACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests, open forests and plains
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-January
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Babrang, Baibrang, Bayabirang
- Tamil
- Vaivilangam
- Kannada
- Amti, Joladhanna, Vaivaling
- Malayalam
- Basaal, Cheriyannattam, Tsjeriam-cottam
- Marathi
- Ambati, Ambuti, Kokla
Botanical family
Myrsinaceae
Myrsine Family
Wind-berry belongs to the Myrsinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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