Scientific Name: Leea indica (Burm.f.) Merr.
Family: Leeaceae (Leea Family)
Vernacular name: Chorianthali,
Erattayani, Kudanjazhuku, Maniperandi, Njakku, Nyeru (Malayalam)
Tribal name: Idavasoppu
(Kattunaikka)
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Degraded
semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests, also in the plains
Distribution: India,
Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan,
Thailand, China, Malesia, N.Australia
Tribal consumers:
Kattunaikka
Parts Used:
Tender Leaf (After cooking)
Seasonal Availability: April-November
Key identification features: Shrub
or small tree with compound leaves, bipinnate to tripinnate. Flowers in
corymbose cymes, with cream-colored petals. Petioles short and stipules purple,
sheathing, glabrous.
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