Herbarium JCB

Pisonia aculeata L.

Family : NYCTAGINACEAE
(THE FOUR-O'CLOCK FAMILY )
Family (as per The Plant List) : Nyctaginaceae
Species : Pisonia aculeata
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Pisonia aculeata L.
Common name : West Indian cock's spur
Vernacular name : Antuhannu gida (Kan.); Marukalli, Selamaranjaan, Kodi kuttippadatthi (Tam.); Konki, Embuddi, Pisangi (Tel.)
Collection Nos : R.R.Rao 1664
Collector(s) Name : R.Raghavendra Rao
Collection Date : 07/02/72
Collection Locality : Way to M.M.Hills from Kollegal, Chamarajnagar distict, Karnataka State
Key identification features : Dense impenetrable bush up to 4 m across, branches arching and often scandent. Sap is slimy.
Habit : Climbing Shrub
Flower, Fruit : January-May
Comments : Often on plains to 800 m, in wastelands, forest clearings etc. An aggressive colonizer on disturbed ground.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Malai Mahadeswara Hills (Chamarajnagar district) (Karnataka State); Tiruchirapalli district, Alagar Hills (Madurai district) (Tamil Nadu State); Visakhapatnam district, Guntur district, Anantapur district, Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : Tropical America, Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, India, Myanmar, Indo-China, Hainan, Formosa, Malesia
Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; 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=Pisonia aculeata. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.