Kokkimullu / Cat Thorn
Scutia myrtina
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- February-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Scutia myrtina
- Genus
- Scutia
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- On plains and in scrub jungles
- Habitat type
- Scrub
- Distribution
- India, Africa, Madagascar, India, Seychelles, Mascarene Islands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Mauritius
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Rhamnaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Rhamnaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- கொக்கிமுள்ளு Kokkimullu, பின்றொடரி Pinrotari, சுடலி Sudali
- Kannada
- ಕುರುಡಿ Kurudi
- Malayalam
- കൊക്കിമുള്ള് Kokkimullu
- Marathi
- चिमट Chimat, मसारी Masari
About Kokkimullu
Cat Thorn (Scutia myrtina) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Rhamnaceae family (Buckthorn Family). It is typically found in on plains and in scrub jungles. It occurs across India, Africa, Madagascar, India, Seychelles, Mascarene Islands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Mauritius. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-November.
Rhamnaceae
Buckthorn Family
Kokkimullu belongs to the Rhamnaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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