Wild Curry Leaf Tree
Murraya paniculata
Also known as Orange Jasmine, Honey bush, Lakeview Jasmine, Kamini
About Wild Curry Leaf Tree
Murraya paniculata, commonly known as orange jasmine, orange jessamine, china box, cosmetic barktree, or mock orange, is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Rutaceae and is native to South Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia. It has smooth bark, pinnate leaves with up to seven egg-shaped to elliptical leaflets, fragrant white or cream-coloured flowers and oval, orange-red berries containing hairy seeds.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Murraya paniculata
- Genus
- Murraya
- Family
- RUTACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, also grown in the plains
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Malesia to Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kamini कामिनी
- Nepali
- कामिनी फूल Kaamimi Phool, सिमाली Simaali, बजरदन्ते Bajaradante
- Bengali
- কামিনী
- Tamil
- வெங்காரை Vengarai, வெங்காரை
- Telugu
- Nagagolungu
- Kannada
- Kadu karibevu, ಕಾಡು ಕರಿಬೇವು
- Malayalam
- Maramulla, കാട്ടുകറിവേപ്പ്, Murraya paniculata
- Marathi
- कुन्ती Kunti
Rutaceae
Citrus/Rue family
Wild Curry Leaf Tree belongs to the Rutaceae family.
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