✿Leeaceae · Leea
Hathikana
Leea macrophylla
ShrubMedicinal
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Assam & more
- Flowering
- April-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Leea macrophylla
- Genus
- Leea
- Family
- Leeaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Andaman, Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Thailand, L Laos
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Assam, Kerala, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, 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 Hathikana itself; the rest are typical of the Leeaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- हाथीकाना Hathikana
- Bengali
- ঢোলসমুদ্র Dholsamudra
- Marathi
- गजकर्णी Gajakarni, Dinda
About Hathikana
Hathikana (Leea macrophylla) belongs to the Leeaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Assam and 5 other states. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to November.
Botanical family
Leeaceae
Leea Family
Hathikana belongs to the Leeaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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