Herbarium JCB

Tiliacora acuminata (Lam.) Miers

Family : MENISPERMACEAE
(MOONSEED FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Menispermaceae
Species : Tiliacora acuminata
Basionym : Menispermum acuminatum Lam.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Tiliacora racemosa Colebr.
Vernacular name : Perungattukodi (Tam.); Kappa teega (Tel.); Kalajati noi (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-06; HJCB-E-156
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., Karuppusamy & Tilakar M; K.Sankara Rao, Arun Singh R. & K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 16/06/14; 27/11/2014
Collection Locality : Azhagar Hills, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu State; Way to Sadasivakona, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Stream banks of deciduous forest
Habit : Liana
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
Comments : On plains and hills, abundant along the river banks, along streams and in forest edges.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : B.R.Hills (Chamarajnagar district) (Karnataka State); Tamil Nadu State; Guntur district, Venkatagiri Hills (Nellore district), Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, Visakhapatnam district, Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Parlakhemundi Hills (Gajapati district), Ganjam district, Nayagarh district, Puri district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais 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=Tiliacora acuminata. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.