Ballikaakanchi / Climbing Atalantia
Paramignya monophylla
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- October-March
How to identify Ballikaakanchi
Identify Ballikaakanchi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm fruit type: Small berry.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Meghalaya.
- Confirm it sits within the Rutaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ballikaakanchi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Paramignya monophylla
- Genus
- Paramignya
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent
- Distribution
- India, Andaman, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ballikaakanchi 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 Ballikaakanchi itself; the rest are typical of the Rutaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ballikaakanchi, kaadu kithale, kaadu nimbe
About Ballikaakanchi
Climbing Atalantia (Paramignya monophylla) belongs to the Rutaceae family, where it grows as a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 1 other states. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Rutaceae
Citrus/Rue family
Ballikaakanchi belongs to the Rutaceae family.
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