Mendurli / Roundleaf Burr-Bush
Triumfetta rotundifolia
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- July-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Triumfetta rotundifolia
- Genus
- Triumfetta
- Family
- Tiliaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Open situations and footHills of deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- South Asia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Tiliaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mendurli itself; the rest are typical of the Tiliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Mendurli
- Tamil
- Adayotti, Atayotti
- Kannada
- Benki thutthoori, Benkituthuri
- Marathi
- तुपकटी Tupkati
About Mendurli
A member of the Tiliaceae family, Roundleaf Burr-Bush (Triumfetta rotundifolia) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra and 4 other states. It grows in open situations and footHills of deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to January.
Tiliaceae
Lime tree/Jute family
Mendurli belongs to the Tiliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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