• Family : VERBENACEAE
  (VERBENA OR VERVAIN FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Lamiaceae
• Species : Symphorema polyandrum
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Symphorema polyandrum Wight
• Vernacular name : Badichang, Poiyam (Ori.)
• Collection Nos : HJCB-E-32
• Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., A.N.Sringeswara & Imran Baig
• Collection Date : 08/04/14
• Collection Locality : Amirthi R.F., Vellore district, Tamil Nadu State
• Habitat : Dry deciduous forest
• Habit : Climbing Shrub
• Flower, Fruit : March-May
• Comments : Occasional in dry forests. Flowers only when it is more or less leafless. The seed and root are used as an antidote to snakebite.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Pilligedda Hills (Visakhapatnam district) (Andra Pradesh State); Mannanur range (Mehbubnagar district) (Telangana State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Mahendragiri Hills (Ganjam district), Sundargarh district, Cuttack district, Sambalpur district, Angul district, Kalahandi district (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : India, Nepal, Malaysia, China
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa
• 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=Symphorema polyandrum. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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