Herbarium JCB

Holostemma annulare (Roxb.) K.Schum.

Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
(MILKWEED FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Apocynaceae
Species : Holostemma annulare
Synonym : Holostemma rheedianum Spreng.
Basionym : Asclepias annularis Roxb.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Holostemma ada-kodien Schult.
Vernacular name : Palaykirai (Tam.); Dudipalatige, Palagurugu, Palatura, Palagaddalu, Palajilledu (Tel.); Moran arak, Mouron arak (Ori.)
Collection Nos : FAP 37659
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 17/10/09
Collection Locality : K.K.Kottala, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Scrub forest
Habit : Climber
Flower, Fruit : June-January
Comments : Occasional in hedges and along open forest paths in bushes in Eastern Ghats.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Himalaya, Myanmar, China, Pakistan
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; 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=Holostemma annulare. Downloaded on 30 June 2024.