Belli Balli / Redstake Climber
Erythropalum scandens
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Meghalaya & more
- Flowering
- November-February
How to identify Belli Balli
Identify Belli Balli 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Edible young shoots.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Olacaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Belli Balli.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Erythropalum scandens
- Genus
- Erythropalum
- Family
- Olacaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia to South West China and Celebes
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Belli Balli
- Malayalam
- വെട്ടടമ്പ് Vettatamp, വെട്ടടമ്പ്
About Belli Balli
A member of the Olacaceae family, Redstake Climber (Erythropalum scandens) is a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Meghalaya and 3 other states. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to February.
Olacaceae
Olax Family
Belli Balli belongs to the Olacaceae family.
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