Burkani / Wild Berry
Maesa indica
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- September-May
How to identify Burkani
Identify Burkani by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Clusters of small white berries.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Myrsinaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Burkani.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Maesa indica
- Genus
- Maesa
- Family
- Myrsinaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Lower Himalayas
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam, Manipur, Sikkim, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Punjab, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Myrsinaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Myrsinaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बुरकनी burkani, कृमिघ्न फल kramighna phal
- Nepali
- कालो बिलौने kaalo bilaunae
- Bengali
- রঞ্জনী ramjani
- Tamil
- பெரிய உன்னி periya-unni
- Kannada
- ಗುಡ್ಡೆ ಹರಗಿ gudde haragi, ಮಂಡಸೆ mandase, ತನಿಪಾಲ thanipaala
- Malayalam
- കിരിതീ kirithi, കുറ്റിവിഴാൽ kuttivizhaal, വണ്ണാത്തി vannathi
- Marathi
- आटकी ataki
About Burkani
Wild Berry (Maesa indica) belongs to the Myrsinaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 11 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from September to May.
Myrsinaceae
Myrsine Family
Burkani belongs to the Myrsinaceae family.
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