✿Loganiaceae · Strychnos
Nirmali / Black Bitterberry
Strychnos potatorum
TreeMedicinal
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- April-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Strychnos potatorum
- Genus
- Strychnos
- Family
- Loganiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous and mixed forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- निर्मली Nirmali, Nirmali
- Nepali
- दमाई फल Damaai Phal, निर्मली Nirmali
- Bengali
- নির্মলী Nirmali
- Tamil
- Sirungamaram, Kal Kottei, Tattan Kottei, தேற்றாமரம்
- Kannada
- ಚಿಲ್ಲ Chilla
- Malayalam
- Thettamaram, Chillam, Kadakam
- Sinhala
- ඉඟිනි
About Nirmali
Black Bitterberry (Strychnos potatorum) is a tree belonging to the Loganiaceae family (Logania Family). It is typically found in dry deciduous and mixed forests. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during April-December. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Loganiaceae
Logania Family
Nirmali belongs to the Loganiaceae family.
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