Babrang / Wind-Berry
Embelia tsjeriam-cottam
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- May-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Embelia tsjeriam-cottam
- Genus
- Embelia
- Family
- Myrsinaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests, open forests and plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-January
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Myrsinaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Myrsinaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Babrang, Baibrang, Bayabirang
- Tamil
- Vaivilangam
- Kannada
- Amti, Joladhanna, Vaivaling
- Malayalam
- Basaal, Cheriyannattam, Tsjeriam-cottam
- Marathi
- Ambati, Ambuti, Kokla
About Babrang
Wind-Berry (Embelia tsjeriam-cottam) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Myrsinaceae family (Myrsine Family). It is typically found in moist deciduous forests, open forests and plains. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during May-January. Its conservation status has been assessed as Vulnerable (VU).
Myrsinaceae
Myrsine Family
Babrang belongs to the Myrsinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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