Bark
Grey to greyish-brown, relatively smooth when young, becoming slightly rough with age; aromatic when bruised.
Clausena indica
Syn. Piptostylis indica
IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated
(NE)
Local name
- Indian Wampi (English)
- Kattumunthiri (Malayalam)
- Katta-veppilei (Tamil)
Shrub type
Evergreen
Deciduous
Family: Rutaceae
8m
Indicated uses
Medicinal
Edible
Ornamental
Avenue
Other
Flowering & fruiting
Flowering
Fruiting
Key characters
Leaves
Compound leaves alternate, up to 25 cm long, elliptic or elliptic-ovate to oblong, oblique at base, blunt or abruptly tapering at tip, subentire or crenulate and often with velvet-hairy glands along margins, hairless, gland dots raised on both surfaces.
Flower
Small, white, fragrant, borne in branched axillary or terminal panicles; petals usually 4–5.
Fruit / Seeds
Berries are spherical, about 1.5 cm across, yellowish when ripe; 1-seeded.
Did you know?
It is known by names such as “Wild Curry Leaf” or “Forest Curry Leaf,” reflecting the strong resemblance and fragrance of its crushed leaves to the familiar curry leaf, Murraya koenigii, locally known as Mitha Neem.
Distribution
The native range of this species is W. & S. India, Sri Lanka.