Typical of the Celastraceae family
Gymnosporia montana
Kattangi / Confetti Spikethorn
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan
Kattangi in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Not recorded | kattangi |
| Kannada | ತಂದ್ರಾಸಿ · ತಂಡರಸಿ | Tandrasi, Tandarasi, kankada |
See the original recorded names
- Tamil
- kattangi
- Kannada
- ತಂದ್ರಾಸಿ Tandrasi, ತಂಡರಸಿ Tandarasi, kankada
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: W. India, Bangladesh.
- Recorded habitat
- Scrub jungles
- Explore nearby plants
- Maharashtra →Gujarat →Rajasthan →
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How to identify Kattangi
Identify Kattangi 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: Spiny hedge shrub of dry hill scrub.
- Confirm leaf shape: Glossy oval.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan.
- Confirm it sits within the Celastraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kattangi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gymnosporia montana
- Genus
- Gymnosporia
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Scrub jungles
- Habitat type
- Scrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Glossy ovalrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kattangi itself; the rest are typical of the Celastraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
Typical of the Celastraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Kattangi
Confetti Spikethorn (Gymnosporia montana) is a shrub in the Celastraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan. It grows in scrub jungles.
Celastraceae
Staff-Tree Family
Kattangi belongs to the Celastraceae family.
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