Herbarium JCB

Hugonia mystax L.

Family : LINACEAE
(FLAX FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Linaceae
Species : Hugonia mystax
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Not found in The Plant List
Common name : Climbing flax
Vernacular name : Mullu ankole, Modirakkani gida (Kan.); Mothirakkanni (Tam.); Kakibira, Pisangi, Gatrinta, Thenekaya (Tel.); Chulijinkha (Ori.); Kaamsamarah (San.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-37
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., A.N.Sringeswara & Imran Baig
Collection Date : 09/04/14
Collection Locality : Polur Ghat, Javadhu Hills, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Habit : Climbing Shrub
Flower, Fruit : May-October
Native : India, Sri Lanka
Comments : Occasional in dry deciduous and scrub forests up to 900 m. Flowers are showy.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot), Alaghar Hills (Madurai district) (Tamil Nadu State); Palakonda Hills, Guvvalacheruvu R.F. (Kadapa district), Prakasham district, Chittoor district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Odisha State
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; 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=Hugonia mystax. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.