Bilangada
Flacourtia indica var. innocua
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- September-December
How to identify Bilangada
Identify Bilangada by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Thornless variety.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate (egg-shaped, broad at base).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-December.
- Confirm it sits within the Flacourtiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bilangada.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Flacourtia indica var. innocua
- Genus
- Flacourtia
- Family
- Flacourtiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Ovate (egg-shaped, broad at base)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bilangada itself; the rest are typical of the Flacourtiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Flacourtiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बिलाङ्गड़ा Bilangada
- Bengali
- বৈঁচি
- Tamil
- சொத்தைக்களா Cottai-k-kala
- Telugu
- నక్కనేరేడు Nakka-neredu
- Kannada
- ಕುಡುವಲೆ Kuduvale, ಗಜಾಲೆ Gajaale, ಹೆತ್ತರಿಮುಳ್ಳು Hettari mullu
- Malayalam
- കരിമുള്ളി Karimulli, അഘോരി
- Marathi
- अठरुन Athruna, तांबूट Tambut, तांबट
About Bilangada
Flacourtia indica var. innocua is a shrub in the Flacourtiaceae family. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting run from September to December.
Flacourtiaceae
Flacourtia Family
Bilangada belongs to the Flacourtiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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