Ban Naranga / False Lime
Suregada multiflora
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- January-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Suregada multiflora
- Genus
- Suregada
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Malay Islands
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Arunachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बन नारंगा Ban Naranga,बन नारंगा bana naranga
- Bengali
- বন নারাংগা
About Ban Naranga
False Lime (Suregada multiflora) is a tree belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. It is typically found in dry deciduous forests. It occurs across India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Malay Islands. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-September.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Ban Naranga belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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