Brachystelma ciliatum Arekal & T.M.Ramakrishna

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (MILKWEED FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Apocynaceae
  • Species : Brachystelma ciliatum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Brachystelma ciliatum Arekal & T.M.Ramakrishna
  • Vernacular name : Pothjougunimatayalu, Wootakunimmata gadda (Tel.)
  • Endemism : Eastern Ghats
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Rare, in sandy moist soil of dry deciduous forests. Tubers are edible.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Nigidi forest (Ananthapur district) (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka Vol. 1; Kullayiswamy et al. 2013. Nelumbo 55: 191-195.
  • 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=Brachystelma ciliatum. Downloaded on 30 June 2024.

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