Herbarium JCB

Cassytha filiformis L.

Family : LAURACEAE
(LAUREL FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Lauraceae
Species : Cassytha filiformis
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cassytha filiformis L.
Vernacular name : Amarbehli (Hin.); Verillaakkothu, Andhrakkodi, Kotthaan (Tam.); Nulu teega, Sithammavari jadalu, Antara valli, Pachi teega (Tel.); Nirmuli (Ori.); Aakashavalli, Aamaravalli (San.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-145
Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.
Collection Date : 27/11/14
Collection Locality : Sadasivakona R.F., Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Margins of deciduous forest
Habit : Parasite
Flower, Fruit : May-December
Comments : Often on plains to 800 m in scrub jungles and on hills.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Kolli Hills (Namakkal district) (Tamil Nadu State); Sadasivakona Forest (Chittoor district), Kurnool district, Palakonda Hills (Kadapa district), Anantapur district, Guntur district, East Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Cuttack district, Sambalpur district, Ganjam district, Mayurbhanj district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Moluccas, Arabia, Mascarene Islands, tropical East Asia, Australia, Polynesia, tropical Africa, America
Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; 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 (2). 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=Cassytha filiformis. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.