About Cat Thorn
Scutia myrtina is a species of plant in the family Rhamnaceae. It is commonly known as cat-thorn.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Scutia myrtina
- Genus
- Scutia
- Family
- RHAMNACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- On plains and in scrub jungles
- Distribution
- India, Africa, Madagascar, India, Seychelles, Mascarene Islands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Mauritius
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- கொக்கிமுள்ளு Kokkimullu, பின்றொடரி Pinrotari, சுடலி Sudali
- Kannada
- ಕುರುಡಿ Kurudi
- Malayalam
- കൊക്കിമുള്ള് Kokkimullu
- Marathi
- चिमट Chimat, मसारी Masari
Botanical family
Rhamnaceae
Buckthorn Family
Cat Thorn belongs to the Rhamnaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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