Karijaana / Roundleaf Crossberry
Grewia orbiculata
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- March-December
How to identify Karijaana
Identify Karijaana 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: Rounded (orbicular) leaves.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Tiliaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Karijaana.
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
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Karijaana itself; the rest are typical of the Tiliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- நெய்ச்சிட்டி ney-c-citti
- Kannada
- ಕರಿಜಾನ karijaana
About Karijaana
A member of the Tiliaceae family, Roundleaf Crossberry (Grewia orbiculata) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and 1 other states. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests and deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to December.
Tiliaceae
Lime tree/Jute family
Karijaana belongs to the Tiliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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