Herbarium JCB

Corallocarpus epigaeus (Rottler) C.B.Clarke

Family : CUCURBITACEAE
(GOURD FAMILY or MELON FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Cucurbitaceae
Species : Corallocarpus epigaeus
Basionym : Bryonia epigaea Rottler
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Corallocarpus epigaeus (Rottler) C.B.Clarke
Vernacular name : Akashagaruda balli (Kan.); Akashagarudanki-zhangu, Agasakarudankodi (Tam.); Kakidonda (Tel.)
Collection Nos : FAP 39642
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 12/10/10
Collection Locality : Batrepalli, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Habit : Climber
Flower, Fruit : October-January
Comments : Occasional in lower hill slopes to 800 m, on thickets.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); North Dhone R.F. (Kurnool district), Visakhapatnam district, Rajampet Hills (Kadapa district), Horsley Hills (Chittoor district), Srikakulam district, Anantapur district (Andhra Pradesh State); Santhanur Forest (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State)
World Distribution : Tropical Africa, India, Pakistan, Oman
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3 ; 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.; Naidu, M.T, O.A. Kumar & M. Venkaiah (2015). Vascular plant diversity in the sacred grove of Modapalli in Viskhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(10): 7683-7690
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=Corallocarpus epigaeus. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.