Atalantia monophylla DC. Main specimen
Rutaceae
{ Nomenclature }

  • Botanical name : Atalantia monophylla
  • Author :

    Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de (1824)

  • Family : Rutaceae
  • English names : Indian atalantia, Wild lime
  • Indian names (phonetics) :

    Hindi : Jangli nimbu
    Kannada : Kan nimbe
    Malayalam : Katunarenga, Mal naranga
    Marathi : Makad limbu
    Sanskrit : Atavi-jambira
    Tamil : Kaattu elumitchai, Kaatu naarangam
    Telugu : Adavi nimma

  • Synonyms :

    Atalantia carissoides Wall.
    Atalantia floribunda Wight
    Atalantia malabarica (Raf.) Yu.Tanaka
    Atalantia platystigma Wight
    Atalantia puberula Miq.
    Atalantia spinosa (Willd.) Yu.Tanaka
    Atalantia umbellata M.Roem.
    Limonia monophylla L.
    (Source : The Plant List, 2015, http://www.theplantlist.org)

  • Etymology :

    -Atalantia : Named in honor of Atalanta, the renowned and swift-footed huntress of Greek mythology.
    -Monophylla : Having a single leaf.