Herbarium JCB

Petalidium barlerioides (Roth) Nees

Family : ACANTHACEAE
(ACANTHUS FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Acanthaceae
Species : Petalidium barlerioides
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Petalidium barlerioides (Roth) Nees
Vernacular name : Drakappa, Malpi, Drakalpa (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0516
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy & Navendu Page
Collection Date : 25/02/16
Collection Locality : Mahanadi Wildlife Sanctuary, Nayagarh District, Odisha State
Habitat : Moist-deciduous forest
Habit : Climbing Shrub
Flower, Fruit : November-May
Comments : Occasional in open forests especially on hilly slopes of northern Eastern Ghats.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Srikakulam district, Anantagiri Hills (Visakhapatnam district), West Godavari district, Papikonda Hills (East Godavari district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Gandamardhan Hills (Bargarh district), Bolangir district, Sambalpur district, Nayagarh district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Nepal; Introduced in gardens elsewhere.
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; E-Flora Pakistan. FOP. Page 68
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Petalidium barlerioides. Downloaded on 30 June 2024.