Cosmostigma racemosum (Roxb.) Wight

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (MILKWEED FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Apocynaceae
  • Species : Cosmostigma racemosum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cosmostigma cordatum (Poir.) M.R.Almeida
  • Vernacular name : Gharahuvoo (Kan.); Perum Kahamugan kodi, Karutthankanni (Tam.); Adavi tamalapaaku (Tel.)
  • Habit : Liana
  • Flower, Fruit : April-December
  • Comments : Occasional on hills above 750 m, along forest border and wayside by thickets.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district) (Tamil Nadu State); Talakona Forest (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Keonjhar district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; 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=Cosmostigma racemosum. Downloaded on 30 June 2024.

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