Jangli Bhindi / Jangli Bhendi
Erinocarpus nimmonii
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka
- Flowering
- September-February
How to identify Jangli Bhindi
Identify Jangli Bhindi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Large woolly leaves.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Tiliaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jangli Bhindi.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Tiliaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jangli Bhindi itself; the rest are typical of the Tiliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- जंगली भिंडी jangli bhindi, Jangli bhindi
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡು ಬೆಂಡೆ kaadu bende, Adavi-bende, Cavara, Haladi
- Marathi
- चेर, Chaora, Cher, Chira
- Gujarati
- Cher, Jangli bhindi
About Jangli Bhindi
Jangli Bhendi (Erinocarpus nimmonii) is a tree in the Tiliaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Karnataka. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to February.
Tiliaceae
Lime tree/Jute family
Jangli Bhindi belongs to the Tiliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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