Kukur Jihwa / Bandicoot Berry
Leea indica
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent
- 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
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Leeaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Leeaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
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) is a shrub belonging to the Leeaceae family (Leea Family). It is typically found in degraded semi-evergreen and evergreen forests, also in the plains. Native to Indian subcontinent, it is distributed across India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, Thailand, China, Malesia, N.Australia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during April-November.
Leeaceae
Leea Family
Kukur Jihwa belongs to the Leeaceae family.
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