About Curry Leaf Tree
Bergera koenigii, synonym Murraya koenigii, and commonly known as curry tree, curry bush or sweet neem, is a tree in the citrus family Rutaceae, first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1767. It is native to the Indian subcontinent, southern China and mainland Southeast Asia, and it has been introduced to other parts of southeast Asia and to Australia. Its leaves are used in many culinary dishes in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Murraya koenigii
- Genus
- Murraya
- Family
- RUTACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indo-China
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- कढ़ी पत्ते का पेड़, करी पत्ता, मीठी नीम
- Bengali
- বারসুঙ্গা
- Tamil
- கறிவேம்பு, கறிவேப்பிலை
- Telugu
- కరివేపాకు
- Kannada
- ಕರಿಬೇವಿನ ಮರ
- Malayalam
- കറിവേപ്പ്, Curry Tree, കരിയേപ്പ്
- Marathi
- कढीलिंब, कडी पत्ता, कडीपत्ता
Rutaceae
Citrus/Rue family
Curry Leaf Tree belongs to the Rutaceae family.
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