Herbarium JCB

Merremia vitifolia (Burm.f.) Hallier f.

Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
(MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Convolvulaceae
Species : Merremia vitifolia
Basionym : Convolvulus vitifolius Burm. f.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Merremia vitifolia (Burm. f.) Hallier f.
Collection Nos : HJCB-0558
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & Navendu Page
Collection Date : 27/02/16
Collection Locality : Berbera Forest, Khurda district, Odisha State
Habitat : Mixed forest
Habit : Climber
Flower, Fruit : July-April
Comments : On hills up to 900 m. Common in sandy moist places along forest streams.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Erode district (Tamil Nadu State); Visakhapatnam district, Srikakulam district, Rampa Hills (East Godavari district), West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ushakothi R.F. (SBP), Similipal district (Mayurbhanj district), Kalahandi district, Angul district, Berbera Forest (Khurda district), Dhenkanal district, Ganjam district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Indo-China, Malesia
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
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=Merremia vitifolia. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.