Herbarium JCB

Ampelocissus tomentosa (Roth) Planch.

Family : VITACEAE
(GRAPE FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Vitaceae
Species : Ampelocissus tomentosa
Basionym : Vitis tomentosa Roth
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ampelocissus tomentosa (B.Heyne & Roth) Planch.
Vernacular name : Dhotto (Hin.); Bilihambu (Kan.); Atukalabaddu (Tel.); Kanjanoi, Katobhangonoi (Ori.); Ghoralidi, Ashwa shakrutha (San.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-70
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.
Collection Date : 13/09/14
Collection Locality : Jamunamarthur, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu State
Habitat : Open-deciduous forest
Habit : Climbing Shrub
Flower, Fruit : July-November
Comments : Occasional on hills above 750 m.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); East Godavari district, Nellore district, Kadapa district, Chittoor district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district, Angul district, Kalahandi district, Simlipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Ghandamardhan Hills (Bargarh district) (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, 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; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; 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=Ampelocissus tomentosa. Downloaded on 1 February 2025.