✿Olacaceae · Ximenia
Kaada Nakkaare / False Sandalwood
Ximenia americana
Climbing shrubMedicinal
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- January-July
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ximenia americana
- Genus
- Ximenia
- Family
- Olacaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Banks of rivers
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Africa, Myanmar, Indo-China, Thailand, Hainan, Malesia, N.Australia, Pacific Islands
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- Chiru-illantai
- Kannada
- Kaada Nakkaare
About Kaada Nakkaare
False Sandalwood (Ximenia americana) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Olacaceae family (Olax Family). It is typically found in banks of rivers. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Africa, Myanmar, Indo-China, Thailand, Hainan, Malesia, N.Australia, Pacific Islands. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-July. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Olacaceae
Olax Family
Kaada Nakkaare belongs to the Olacaceae family.
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