Guthulilati / Mopane Paddlepod
Reissantia indica
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- April-December
How to identify Guthulilati
Identify Guthulilati 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Paddle-shaped seed pods.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Hippocrateaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Guthulilati.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Reissantia indica
- Genus
- Reissantia
- Family
- Hippocrateaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia, South China
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- गुथुलीलाठी Guthulilati, कांचीकीलाठी Kanchikilati
- Bengali
- আতরি লতা Atari Lata, কাঠ পাহাড়িয়া Katha Pahariya
- Tamil
- மொரசரகொடி Morasarakodi, ஓடங்கொடி Odankodi
- Telugu
- వెర్రియాప Verriyaapa
- Kannada
- ದೊಡ್ಡ ಮಾತ್ರೀ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Dodda Maatri Balli, ಕಾಂಗುಣ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Kaanguna Balli
- Malayalam
- ചെറിയ ചതുരമുല്ല Cheriya Chathuramulla, ഓടൻ കൊടി Oodan Kodi, ഓടൻകൊടി
- Marathi
- मोठी दौशीर Mothi Daushir
About Guthulilati
A member of the Hippocrateaceae family, Mopane paddlepod (Reissantia indica) is a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 2 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to December.
Hippocrateaceae
Salacia Family
Guthulilati belongs to the Hippocrateaceae family.
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