About East-Indian screw Tree
Helicteres isora, sometimes called the Indian screw tree, is a small tree or large shrub found in southern Asia and northern Oceania. It is usually assigned to the family Malvaceae, but it is sometimes assigned to the family Sterculiaceae. The red flowers are pollinated mainly by sunbirds, butterflies, and Hymenoptera. In the 19th century fibers from the bark were used to make rope and sacks, although nowadays the tree is harvested for the fruits and roots which are used in folk medicine.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Helicteres isora
- Genus
- Helicteres
- Family
- STERCULIACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests, also in plantations and plains
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- Indian subcontinent, China, Malay Peninsula, Australia, Java
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- मरोड़फली marorphali
- Nepali
- कपासे kapaase, मरोर्फली marorphali, मृगसिङ्गा mrigasingaa
- Bengali
- অন্তমৰা antamora, অন্তমরা
- Tamil
- இடம்புரி itampuri, வலம்புரி valam-puri, இடம்புரி
- Telugu
- నులితడ nulitada, ఆడశ్యామలి, శ్యామలి
- Kannada
- ಭೂತಕರುಳು bhutakarulu, ಚುಚುಲು chuchulu, ಎಡಮುರಿ ಗಿಡ edamuri gida
- Malayalam
- ഈശ്വരമൂലി eeswaramooli, രംശ്വരമുല്ല ransvaramulla, വലന്പിരി valampiri
- Marathi
- अटी ati, धामणी dhamani, केवण kevan
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
East-Indian screw Tree belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
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