Kukur Jihwa / Bandicoot Berry
Leea indica
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- April-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Leea indica
- Genus
- Leea
- Family
- Leeaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Degraded semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, Thailand, China, Malesia, N.Australia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-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 Kukur Jihwa itself; the rest are typical of the Leeaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- कुकुर जिह्वा Kukur jihwa
- Bengali
- Kurkur
- Tamil
- Nalava, Ottannalam, பொலவக்கொடி
- Telugu
- Amkador
- Kannada
- ಅಂಡಿಲು Andilu, ತಣ್ಣುಣುಕ Tannunuka, ಗದಾಪತ್ರಿ Gadapatri
- Malayalam
- Nakku, ഞഴുക്, കുടഞഴുക്
- Marathi
- Karkani, दिंडा
- Assamese
- আহিনা
About Kukur Jihwa
Bandicoot Berry (Leea indica) belongs to the Leeaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 15 other states. It grows in degraded semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from April to November.
Leeaceae
Leea Family
Kukur Jihwa belongs to the Leeaceae family.
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