Kaadu Oma / Heartleaf Pimpinel
Pimpinella wallichiana
Also known as Lady's Lace
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- August-January
How to identify Kaadu Oma
Identify Kaadu Oma by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Deeply feathery/finely divided.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Apiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kaadu Oma.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Deeply feathery/finely dividedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kaadu Oma itself; the rest are typical of the Apiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Schizocarp
Typical of the Apiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Gondi
- बन जवांई Ban-Janwai
- Gujarati
- જંગલી કોથમરી Jungli Kothmari, પહાડી કોથમરી Pahadi Kothmari
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡು ಓಮ Kaadu Oma
- Konkani
- भंगला Bhangla
- Lepcha
- ᰆᰩᰲ ᰀᰪᰱ Chor-Kup
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുമല്ലി Kattumalli
- Marathi
- भंगा Bhanga, भंगला Bhangla
- Odia
- ବଣ ଜୁଆଣୀ Bana Juani
- Santali
- ᱵᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱡᱟᱹᱱᱩᱢ Badi-Janum
- Tamil
- காட்டு மல்லி Kattu Malli
- Telugu
- అడవి వాము Adavi Vaamu
About Kaadu Oma
Heartleaf Pimpinel (Pimpinella wallichiana) is a herb in the Apiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Maharashtra. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Apiaceae
Carrot family
Kaadu Oma belongs to the Apiaceae family.
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