Katul / Tamilnadia
Randia uliginosa
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- April-January
How to identify Katul
Identify Katul by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Katul.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Katul itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Katul itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Assamese
- বাখৰ বেঙেনা Bakhar Bengena, বনবেঙেনা Bana Bengena
- Bengali
- কুসুম Kusum, পিরালা Pirala
- Bhojpuri
- बनैयां Banyean, मावना Mawna, Pidar पीड़र
- Garo
- Agendra, Suskeng
- Gujarati
- ગાંગડ Gaangad, ગંગેડા Gangeda
- Hindi
- काटुल Katul
- Kannada
- ಅಡ್ಕಬಾಳೆ Adkabaale, ದೊಡ್ಡಕಾರೆ Doddakaare, ಗರುಡಕಾರೆ Garudakaare, ನಗರೆ Nagare, ಒಳ್ಳೆಕಾರೆ Ollekaare
- Konkani
- कारे Kare, पेंडारी Pemdari
- Malayalam
- പിണ്ടിച്ചക്ക Pindichakka
- Marathi
- पांढरी Pandhari, पनेला Panela, पेंडारी Pendari, पिंड्रा Pindra
- Nepali
- मैदाल Maidaal, पीडार Peedaar
- Odia
- ତେଲ କୋଡ଼ Tela Korda, ଠେଲକୋ Thalka
- Sanskrit
- पिण्डालु Pindalu, पिण्डितक Pinditaka
- Santali
- ᱯᱤᱱᱰᱮ Pinde
- Tamil
- பெருங்காரை Peru-N-Karai
- Telugu
- జామ బిక్కి Jama Bikki, నల్ల కాకిశ Nalla Kakisha
- Tulu
- ಅಡ್ಕಾರೆ Adkaare, ಅಡ್ಕಬಾರೆ Adkabaare
About Katul
Tamilnadia (Randia uliginosa) belongs to the Rubiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Meghalaya and Tamil Nadu. It grows in moist deciduous forests, near wet places. Flowering and fruiting run from April to January.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Katul belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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