Plant Synonyms
Canthium coronatum Lam.
Canthium spinosum (Thunb.) J.St.-Hil.
Catunaregam brandisii Kottaim.
Ceriscus malabaricus Gaertn.
Gardenia dumetorum Retz.
Gardenia dumosa Salisb.
Gardenia floribunda Roxb.
Gardenia glabra R.Br. ex Wall.
Gardenia latifolia Schltdl. ex Hook.f.
Gardenia spinosa L.f.
Gardenia spinosa Thunb.
Gardenia stipularis Rottler
Genipa dumetorum (Retz.) Baill.
Narega coduva Raf.
Posoqueria dumetorum (Retz.) Willd. ex Roxb.
Posoqueria floribunda Roxb.
Randia brandisii Gamble
Randia dumetorum (Retz.) Poir.
Randia floribunda (Roxb.) DC.
Randia lachnosiphonium Hochst.
Randia oxypetala Lindl.
Randia rottleri Wight & Arn.
Randia spinosa (Thunb.) Poir.
Randia stipulosa Miq.
Randia tomentosa Wight & Arn.
Randia uniflora Regel
Solena dumetorum (Retz.) D.Dietr.
Solena floribunda (Roxb.) D.Dietr.
Solena longispina D.Dietr.
Solena nutans D.Dietr.
Xeromphis retzii Raf.
Xeromphis spinosa (Thunb.) Keay
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Tamil | karai (காரை) |
| Sinhala | kukuruman (කුකුරුමාන්) |
| Telugu | Manga/Manga Tree"(మంగ/మంగచెట్టు and పిండీతకము) |
| Marathi | Known as "गेळफळ" (gelphal) or "पहील्या दिवशीचे फळ", translating as "first days flower" (as it appears white at first) and next day when it turns yellow it called "second days flower" (दुसर्या दिवशीचे फळ) in Marathi. |
| Lepcha of Sikkim | rung gaong koong |
| Common Name | mountain pomegranate, |
Almost all parts of the plant are used as a traditional medicine in Ayurveda and fruits have been reported to be used in medicine as well as in food. Various flavonoids, alkaloids, tannins, lignans, terpenoids, and volatile oils have been reported from this plant. Several studies have reported the modern pharmaceutical activities of C. spinosa such as piscicidal, molluscicidal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and antihyperlipidemic activities
Source: Wikipedia
Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) Tirveng. Shrub to small tree Fruit, leaves, root, bark, seed Skin diseases; skin boils; sprains; Antispasmobic; asthma General Kanthasamy Kalaichelvi 2016, Kshirsagar and Singh 2001, Ragupathy and Newmaster 2009
Literature
Citations
Wikipedia. 2023. "Catunaregam Spinosa." Wikimedia Foundation. Last modified April 26, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catunaregam_spinosa.
Catunaregam spinosa. (2023, April 26). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catunaregam_spinosa