About Bandicoot Berry
Leea indica is a large shrub in the family Vitaceae which may grow up to 5 m (16 ft) tall. It is common in undergrowth of secondary and disturbed evergreen forests in Indomalaya, Indochina, and throughout in the Western Ghats of India. Plants growing in Malesia, New Guinea, Australia and southwestern Pacific islands were previously identified as this species but are now considered to be the separate species Leea nova-guineensis.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Leea indica
- Genus
- Leea
- Family
- LEEACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Degraded semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests, also in the plains
- 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)
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
Botanical family
Leeaceae
Leea Family
Bandicoot Berry belongs to the Leeaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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