Family :
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Menispermaceae
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf Type
Simple
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate, Ovate
Leaf Apex
Retuse
Leaf Base
Obtuse
Leaf Margin
Entire
Habit : A branched straggler.
Habitat and Distribution : More common in secondary forests. Foothills, scrub jungles to 900m, on the hill forests along the slopes and shola borders. Peninsular India, Sri Lanka, North east Australia, Malaysia, Java, Borneo, Timor, New Guinea.
Indigenous Information : Fruits are edible. Leaves are eaten by cattle. Fibre is used as rope.
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Names:
Irula : Javanakodi
Tamil : Kattukodi
Flower:
Solitary or in clusters of 2-3, yellow. Flowering from February-April.Fruit :
A drupe, reniform, green to orange to purple. Fruiting from April onwards.
