Mountain Pomegranate | |
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Catunaregam spinosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
Tribe: | Gardenieae |
Genus: | Catunaregam |
Species: | C. spinosa |
Binomial name | |
Catunaregam spinosa Thunb., Tirveng. |
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Synonyms | |
Randia dumetorum (Retz.) Lam. |
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.
Known as "කුකුරුමාන් - kukuruman" in Sinhala, and as "karai"(காரை) in Tamil.