Herbarium JCB

Rivea hypocrateriformis (Desr.) Choisy

Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
(MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Convolvulaceae
Species : Rivea hypocrateriformis
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Rivea hypocrateriformis Choisy
Common name : Midnapore Creeper
Vernacular name : Phang (Hin.); Musutaikodi, Budhikirai (Tam.); Boddi kura, Niru boddi (Kan.)
Collection Nos : FAP 33699
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 06/05/09
Collection Locality : Tumallapalle, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Scrub Jungle
Habit : Climbing Shrub
Flower, Fruit : August-March
Comments : On plains in scrub jungles and to 900 m on hills.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Gingee Hills (Villupuram district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Tippukaadu R.F. (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot), Coimbatore district, Hoganekkal R.F. (Dharmapuri district) (Tamil Nadu State); Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district), Yakidi R.F. (Ananthapur district), Dhone R.F. (Kurnool district), Macherla R.F. (Guntur district), Rampa Hills (East Godavari district), Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, Srikakulam district, Palakonda Hills (Kadapa district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Cuttack district, Keonjhar district, Dhenkanal district, Sambalpur district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Nepal, Pakistan
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; 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; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; 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=Rivea hypocrateriformis. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.