Marorphali / East-Indian Screw Tree
Helicteres isora
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- April-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Helicteres isora
- Genus
- Helicteres
- Family
- Sterculiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests, also in plantations and plains
- Habitat type
- Forest, Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- Indian subcontinent, China, Malay Peninsula, Australia, Java
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Sterculiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Sterculiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
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
About Marorphali
East-Indian Screw Tree (Helicteres isora) is a shrub belonging to the Sterculiaceae family (Cacao/Cola family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/lobed leaves, cymose/panicle flower clusters, follicle/capsule/samara fruit. It is typically found in deciduous forests, also in plantations and plains. Native to Tropical Asia, it is distributed across Indian subcontinent, China, Malay Peninsula, Australia, Java. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during April-January. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Marorphali belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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