Scientific Name :
Gymnosporia rothiana (Walp.) M.A.Lawson
Synonym :
Catha rothiana Walp.
Celastrus rothianus Wight & Arn.
Common Name : Roth’s Spike Thorn, Baikal, Lokhandi
Plant Family : Celastraceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : October to December
Flower Colour : Greenish white
Description : Height: Upto 2 m
Stem: Brown, rough, scandent shrubs, armed with spines straight
Leaves: Obovate, cuneate, rounded, acuminate or emarginate apex, margins serrate, petioles reddish
Flowers: Calyx 5 lobed, petals 5, flowers greenish white
Inflorescence: Cymose
Fruits: Capsule, smooth, 1 cm across, 3 ribbed
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : VT
Distribution Range : SW. India.
Uses : The seeds are edible and widely used as staple food
