Herbarium JCB

Ventilago maderaspatana Gaertner

Family : RHAMNACEAE
(BUCKTHORN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Rhamnaceae
Species : Ventilago maderaspatana
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ventilago maderaspatana Gaertn.
Vernacular name : Pitti (Hin.); Aithaala beelu (Kan.); Vempadankodi (Tam.); Ettasurugudu, Ettashirattalativva, Surlaitige, Surudugudu (Tel.); Raktapita, Pichali, Petchurimal, Sajumalo, Torida, Petchuri, Raktakhai, Pitchule (Ori.); Dineshvalli, Rakthavalli (San.)
Key identification features : A scandent shrub with brownish, pubescent branchlets. Leaf blade is shiny, ovate-oblong to ovate-elliptic, 7-15 to 2.5-5 cm, papery or sub-leathery. Flowers are in terminal or axillary panicles, small and inconspicuous. Calyx tube is pubescent and spreading. Petals are clawed at the base. Fruit is drupaceous and winged.
Habit : Liana
Flower, Fruit : September- April
Comments : On foothills of scrub jungles up to 1300 m.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Hoganekkal R.F. (Dharmapuri district) (Tamil Nadu State); Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district), Gundam R.F. (Kurnool district), Guvvalacheruvu R.F. (Kadapa district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Sambalpur district, Mayurbhanj district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, Java
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; 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=Ventilago madraspatana. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.