Rutaceae
Bergera

Bergera koenigii L.

First published in Mant. Pl. 2: 563 (1767)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to China (S. Yunnan, Guangdong) and Peninsula Malaysia (Langkawi), S. Hainan. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Rutaceae, J.O. Kokwaro (University of Nairobi). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1982

Morphology General Habit
Shrub or small tree 0.8–4 m.; bark black; branchlets and leaves shortly hairy.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves alternate, imparipinnate; leaflets alternate, 13–21, ovate-oblong or rhombic-elliptic, 2–6 cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers numerous in hairy terminal corymbs, 5-merous; petals greenish white outside, white inside, 5–7 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Berries globose, 8–10 mm. in diameter, black.
Distribution
‘Curry-leaf Tree’ is possibly a native of India.
[FTEA]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/156236806/166564522

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Common Names

English
Curry Leaf Tree

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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