Banchalita / Asiatic Leea
Leea asiatica
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Assam & more
- Flowering
- May-November
How to identify Banchalita
Identify Banchalita 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.
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Assam, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Leeaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Banchalita.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Leea asiatica
- Genus
- Leea
- Family
- Leeaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia and China
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Assam, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Leeaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Banchalita itself; the rest are typical of the Leeaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बनचलिता banchalita
- Nepali
- गलेनी Galeni, लहसुने Lahasune, रनबास Ranabaas
- Bengali
- বনচলিতা Banchalita
- Marathi
- दिंडा
About Banchalita
A member of the Leeaceae family, Asiatic Leea (Leea asiatica) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Assam and 11 other states. It grows in moist deciduous and Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to November.
Leeaceae
Leea Family
Banchalita belongs to the Leeaceae family.
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