Beli / Elephant Nettle
Naringi crenulata
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- March-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Naringi crenulata
- Genus
- Naringi
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry forests, Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan,Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indo-China, South-west China, Bhutan, Thailand, Java
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Rajasthan, Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
- Tamil
- மகாவில்வம்
- Kannada
- ಕಾವಟ Kaavata, Aranamullu, ಅರುಣಮುಳ್ಳು Aruna mullu
- Malayalam
- Dadhiphala, Mahavilvam, Kattunarakam
- Marathi
- kawat, naaibel, tondsha
About Beli
Elephant Nettle (Naringi crenulata) is a tree in the Rutaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Rajasthan and 8 other states. It grows in dry forests, Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from March to December.
Rutaceae
Citrus/Rue family
Beli belongs to the Rutaceae family.
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