Flora of the Nilgiris

Habit : An armed straggler.

Habitat and Distribution : Common, especially on denuded slopes in full sun.  Foothills, scrub jungles upto 1200m.

Indigenous Information : The leaves are used in curing skin diseases.

Field Tips : Leaves gland dotted. Crushed leaves have an acidic odour.

 

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Names:

English : Lopez Root Tree, Forest Pepper
Irula : Maaseegai
Tamil : Kindumullu
Hindi : Jungli Kali Mirchi

Flower:

In terminal or axillary panicles, cream. Flowering throughout the year with a peak from July-October.

Fruit :

A berry, globose, compressed green to orange to red. Seeds 2-3, sub reniform. Fruiting peaks from December-January.