Kaori
Grewia serrulata
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Kaori
Identify Kaori 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: Finely toothed (serrulate) leaf margin.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Tiliaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kaori.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Grewia serrulata
- Genus
- Grewia
- Family
- Tiliaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Widely distributed in mixed forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Tropical Africa, Myanmar, Malay Archipelago, Australia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Indo-China
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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 Kaori itself; the rest are typical of the Tiliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- भंसुली Bhansuli, कक्की Kakki, काओरी Kaori, পানিসরা
- Nepali
- स्याल पुच्छ्रे Syaal Puchchhre, हर्श Harsh
- Bengali
- পানিসৰা Panisara, পানিসরা
- Tamil
- ஆனைகட்டி மரம் Anaikatti Maram, நாரத்தை Narathai, உடப்பை Udapai
- Telugu
- పెగల Pegala, పొత్రికి Potriki, తెగలి Tegali
- Kannada
- ಗುರಗುರಿ Gurguri, ಜಾವನಿಗಾಲೆ Javanigale, ಜಾವನಿಗಡಲೆ Javanigadale
- Malayalam
- ആനക്കൊട്ടിമരം Anakkottimaram, കല്ലായി Kallayi, നറുത Narutha, നറുത
- Marathi
- कावरी Kawri
About Kaori
Kaori (Grewia serrulata) belongs to the Tiliaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and 6 other states. It is widely distributed in mixed forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Tiliaceae
Lime tree/Jute family
Kaori belongs to the Tiliaceae family.
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