Balli Kasaraka / Poison-Fruit Vine
Strychnos wallichiana
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & more
- Flowering
- October-December
How to identify Balli Kasaraka
Identify Balli Kasaraka 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: Toxic fruit.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Loganiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Balli Kasaraka.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Strychnos wallichiana
- Genus
- Strychnos
- Family
- Loganiaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- வல்லீ கந்ஜிரம் Valli kanjiram
- Kannada
- Balli kasaraka
- Malayalam
- വല്ലീ കന്ജിരാ Valli kanjira, മോതിരക്കാഞ്ഞിരം
About Balli Kasaraka
Poison-Fruit Vine (Strychnos wallichiana) is a climbing shrub in the Loganiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and 1 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from October to December.
Loganiaceae
Logania Family
Balli Kasaraka belongs to the Loganiaceae family.
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