Catunaregam spinosa
Appearance
Mountain pomegranate | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Catunaregam |
Species: | C. spinosa
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Binomial name | |
Catunaregam spinosa Thunb., Tirveng.
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Synonyms | |
Randia dumetorum (Retz.) Lam. |
Catunaregam spinosa, the mountain pomegranate, is a flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family, found in South Asia and other Asian countries.
Culture
Known as "කුකුරුමාන් - kukuruman" in Sinhala, and as "karai"(காரை) in Tamil.
References
- "Catunaregam spinosa | Species | India Biodiversity Portal". indiabiodiversity.org. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
- "Catunaregam spinosa - Mountain Pomegranate". flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
- "Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) Tirveng. — The Plant List". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
- "Piscicidal plants of Nepal: Ripe fruit of Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) (Rubiaceae) and leaves of Polygonum hydropiper L. (Polygonaceae) as fish poisons". Aquaculture. 78: 293–301. doi:10.1016/0044-8486(89)90107-5. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
External links
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Catunaregam spinosa". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.