How to identify Beli
Identify Beli by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm fruit type: Small berry.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July.
- Confirm it sits within the Rutaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Beli.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Beli itself; the rest are typical of the Rutaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- Small berryrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Beli itself; the rest are typical of the Rutaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बेली Beli
- Kannada
- ಕಾವಟ Kaavata, Aranamullu, ಅರುಣಮುಳ್ಳು Aruna mullu, ಕಾಡುಬೇಲ Kaadu baela
- Malayalam
- Dadhiphala, Mahavilvam, Kattunarakam
- Marathi
- kawat, naaibel, tondsha, naibel
- Sanskrit
- bilvaparni, surasi, vilvaparni
- Tamil
- Mega Vilvam, Magavilvam
About Beli
Toothed-Leaf Limonia (Limonia crenulata) belongs to the Rutaceae family, where it grows as a tree. Flowering and fruiting run from July.
Rutaceae
Citrus/Rue family
Beli belongs to the Rutaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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