Herbarium JCB

Paracalyx scariosus (Roxb.) Ali

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species : Paracalyx scariosus
Basionym : Cylista scariosa Roxb.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Paracalyx scariosus (Roxb.) Ali
Vernacular name : Kadle naaru (Kan.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0555; HJCB-0574
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & Navendu Page
Collection Date : 27/02/2016; 28/02/2016
Collection Locality : Berbera Forest, Khurda district, Odisha State; Berbera-Balugaon, Khurda district, Odisha State
Habitat : Mixed Deciduous Forest
Habit : Liana
Flower, Fruit : January-March; March onwards
Comments : Occasional on hills from 800-1300 m in moist deciduous forests.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Yercaud Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Visakhapatnam district, Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Angul district, Nayagarh district, Berbera Forest (Khurda district), Puri district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Pakistan
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; 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=Paracalyx scariosus. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.