Leea indica

Leea indica, the bandicoot berry, is a large shrub in the family Vitaceae. It is seen as common undergrowth in secondary and disturbed evergreen forests in Indomalaya, Indochina, Australia and Pacific Islands and throughout in the Western Ghats of India.[3][4]

Leea indica
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Leea
Species:
L. indica
Binomial name
Leea indica
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Aquilicia sambucina L. [Illegitimate]
    • Leea biserrata Miq.
    • Leea celebica Clarke
    • Leea divaricata T. & B.
    • Leea expansa Craib
    • Leea fuliginosa Miq.
    • Leea gigantea Griff.
    • Leea gracilis Lauterb.
    • Leea longifolia Merr.
    • Leea naumannii Engl.
    • Leea novoguineensis Val.
    • Leea ottilis (Gaertn.) DC.
    • Leea palambanica Miq.
    • Leea pubescens Zipp. ex Miquel
    • Leea ramosii Merr.
    • Leea robusta Blume
    • Leea roehrsiana Sanders ex Masters
    • Leea sambucifolia Salisb.
    • Leea sambucina (L.) Willd.
    • Leea sambucina var. biserrata (Miq.) Miq.
    • Leea sambucina var. heterophylla Zipp. ex Miquel
    • Leea sambucina var. occidentalis Clarke
    • Leea sambucina var. robusta Miq.
    • Leea sambucina var. roehrsiana (Sanders ex Masters) Chitt.
    • Leea sambucina var. simplex Miq.
    • Leea sambucina var. sumatrana (Miq.) Miq.
    • Leea staphylea Roxb.
    • Leea sumatrana Miq.
    • Leea sundaica Miq.
    • Leea sundaica var. fuliginosa (Miq.) Miq.
    • Leea sundaica var. pilosiuscula Span. ex Miq.
    • Leea sundaica var. subsessilis Miq.
    • Leea umbraculifera C.B. Clarke
    • Leea viridiflora Planch.
    • Staphylea indica Burm. f.

In religion

In India, stem of bandicoot berry is used in post-funeral rituals of Hindus.

References
  1. Ye, J. (2019). "Leea indica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T147620596A147620598. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T147620596A147620598.en. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  2. From ThePlantList.org
  3. "Leea indica - LEEACEAE".
  4. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Leea novoguineensis". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 9 June 2021.



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